Daily relations between social perceptions and physical activity among college women

Pasko, Kristen; Mogle, Jacqueline

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.04.018

Cited by 15 publications

(13 citation statements)

References 64 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…No other studies identified in our search were published until 2000 (Affleck et al, 2000), with the majority of studies appearing in published form between 2007 and 2017 (25). The most recent studies identified were published in early 2019 (Arigo et al, 2019b;Fuller-Tyszkiewicz et al, 2019).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…All of these studies included items assessing the occurrence and/or frequency of comparisons, as well as a range of follow-up questions. One study using interval-contingent methods asked participants to estimate the total number of comparisons they made that day and record an integer of their estimate (Pila et al, 2016); 4 intervalcontingent studies used rating scales to capture frequency [1-10 (Spence et al, 2011;Kashdan et al, 2014), 1-9 (Steers et al, 2014, Study 2), and 1-7 (Zuckerman and O'Loughlin, 2006)], and 1 study asked participants to indicate whether they had made any comparisons that day (yes/no; Arigo et al, 2019b). Studies using signal-contingent methods tended to begin each prompt by asking whether participants had made a social comparison (yes/no; 15) before asking follow-up questions about specific comparisons, with certain studies limiting the question to certain types of comparisons (e.g., appearance comparisons).…”

Section: Recording Instructions Item Wording and Response Scalesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Two studies asked specifically about comparisons of health behaviors, which might also relate to appearance. The first offered a category called "health habits (e.g., physical activity, eating behavior)" (Arigo et al, 2019b), and the second asked about eating and exercise comparisons with unique items (described in Fitzsimmons-Craft et al, 2015). Although the RSCR does not offer "eating" as a comparison category, Wheeler and Miyake's (1992) initial study using this measure indicated their ability to assess eating comparisons.…”

Section: Research Question 3: Comparison Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Two studies captured self-reports of engaging in specific behaviors: organizational citizenship behaviors (Spence et al, 2011) and physical activity/exercise (Pila et al, 2016). Only one study assessed behavior objectively, using a wristworn sensor to measure engagement in physical activity (Arigo et al, 2019b).…”

Section: Consequences Of Making Social Comparisonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As such, assessment of behavioral outcomes appeared more often in studies designed for clinical or other applied contexts (e.g., disordered eating, workplace engagement) than in those focused primarily on understanding the comparison process (e.g., Locke, 2005). Across studies that did focus on behavioral outcomes, however, behavior was measured almost exclusively via selfreport, and only one study used more objective assessment of behavior (physical activity; Arigo et al, 2019b). Reports of behavioral engagement are an improvement over assessing only motivation or thoughts about behaviors (as in several appearance comparison studies).…”

Section: Which Predictors and Outcomes Are We Including?mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Methods to Assess Social Comparison Processes Within Persons in Daily Life: A Scoping Review

et al. 2020

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Self-evaluations relative to others (i.e., social comparisons) have well-established implications for health and well-being, and are typically assessed via global, retrospective self-report. Yet, comparison is inherently a dynamic, within-person process; comparisons occur at different times, on a range of dimensions, with consequences that can vary by context. Global, retrospective assessment forces aggregation across contexts and reduces ecological validity, limiting its utility for informing a nuanced understanding of comparisons in daily life. Research across social and clinical psychology has implemented methods to assess comparisons naturalistically, involving intensive, repeated assessments of comparison occurrence, characteristics, and consequences in everyday life (via ecological momentary assessment or daily diaries). Although promising, this work to date lacks an overarching conceptual framework for guiding decisions about assessment design and implementation. To address this gap, the aims of this scoping review were: (1) to summarize available literature on within-person naturalistic assessment of social comparison, and (2) to provide a set of key considerations to inform future social comparison research using within-person naturalistic assessment. Searches in PubMed, PsycInfo, and CINAHL identified relevant articles published before June 2019. Articles were included if they described at least 3 comparison assessments within each participant, taken in the natural environment, and spaced no more than ∼24 h apart (i.e., repeated momentary or daily assessment). In articles meeting these criteria (33 unique studies across 36 published papers), we summarized aspects of the comparison assessment, including recording methods, direction (e.g., upward, downward), target (e.g., friend, stranger), and dimension (e.g., status, appearance). Most studies assessed appearance comparisons (vs. other comparison dimensions) and collected information in response to signals (rather than initiated by participants). However, there was considerable heterogeneity in the number of assessments, assessment periods, recording modalities, and comparison predictors and outcomes assessed. Findings Arigo et al. Intensive Assessment of Social Comparison broadly establish heterogeneity in the aspects of comparison considered critical for within-person naturalistic assessment. We describe key decision points for future work to help advance within-person naturalistic assessment methods and improve the utility of such approaches to inform research, theory, and intervention.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recording Instructions Item Wording and Response Scalesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Question 3: Comparison Featuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Consequences Of Making Social Comparisonsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Which Predictors and Outcomes Are We Including?mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Methods to Assess Social Comparison Processes Within Persons in Daily Life: A Scoping Review

et al. 2020

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Social predictors of daily relations between college women’s physical activity intentions and behavior

2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Relations between social comparisons and physical activity among women in midlife with elevated risk for cardiovascular disease: an ecological momentary assessment study

Mogle

Smyth

2021

J Behav Med

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Women in midlife (ages 40–60) show decreases in physical activity (PA) that exacerbate risk for cardiovascular disease. Social comparisons (i.e., self-evaluations relative to others) are known to influence PA in other groups, but their association in this population is unknown. The present study used ecological momentary assessment to examine this relation among women in midlife with hypertension or another CVD risk condition ( N = 75, M BMI = 34.0 kg/m 2 ). Participants completed 5 surveys per day and wore tri-axial accelerometers for 10 days. PA engagement was lower after women reported more comparisons than were typical for them (7–14% reductions in PA for each additional comparison). These relations varied across days of observation and relations were positive on 34–58% of days. Findings call for careful consideration of how best to harness any potential benefits of social comparison for promoting PA in this and other groups.

show abstract

Daily relations between social perceptions and physical activity among college women

Cited by 15 publications

References 64 publications

Methods to Assess Social Comparison Processes Within Persons in Daily Life: A Scoping Review

Methods to Assess Social Comparison Processes Within Persons in Daily Life: A Scoping Review

Social predictors of daily relations between college women’s physical activity intentions and behavior

Relations between social comparisons and physical activity among women in midlife with elevated risk for cardiovascular disease: an ecological momentary assessment study

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About