Effectiveness of Individual Exercise and Sport Counseling Based on Motives and Goals: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Schorno, Nina; Gut, Vanessa; Conzelmann, Achim; Schmid, Julia (2022). Effectiveness of Individual Exercise and Sport Counseling Based on Motives and Goals: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of sport & exercise psychology, 44(2), pp. 103-115. Human Kinetics Publishers 10.1123/jsep.2021-0018

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This study tested the effectiveness of individual exercise and sport counseling in a nonclinical setting. The COunseling based on Motives and goals in Exercise and sporT (COMET) approach focuses on individual motives and goals and aims to identify
suitable activities. Participants experience different exercise and sport activities and reflect on them with a counselor, who applies motivational interviewing. A stratified randomized controlled design with 129 people was used. The intervention group took part
in a counseling event, which included feedback on motives and goals, trial exercise and sport sessions, and structured reflection.
Four weeks later, members of the group got a telephone booster. The control group received minimal intervention as written information. Results show that the counseling promoted motivational competence (η2 = .16), physical activity–specific self-control (η2 = .08), and the weekly volume of exercise and sport (η2 = .15), whereas it did not influence self-concordance. Further studies can investigate whether the COMET approach is also effective in other settings.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW)
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) > Sport Psychology and Research Methods

UniBE Contributor:

Schorno, Nina, Gut, Vanessa, Conzelmann, Achim, Schmid, Julia Maria

Subjects:

700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment

ISSN:

0895-2779

Publisher:

Human Kinetics Publishers

Language:

English

Submitter:

Edith Desideria Imthurn

Date Deposited:

20 Apr 2022 14:59

Last Modified:

07 May 2024 15:46

Publisher DOI:

10.1123/jsep.2021-0018

PubMed ID:

35213816

Uncontrolled Keywords:

counseling, motivation, motivational interviewing, needs, physical activity, preferences

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/169172

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/169172

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