Effect of a Stimulus Control Intervention on Attendance at a University Fitness Center

Estabrooks, Paul A.; Courneya, Kerry S.; Nigg, Claudio R. (1996). Effect of a Stimulus Control Intervention on Attendance at a University Fitness Center. Behavior modification, 20(2), pp. 202-215. Sage 10.1177/01454455960202004

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he purpose of the present study was to determine the isolated effects of stimulus control on attendance at a fitness facility. Participants were members of a university fitness club randomly assigned to control (n = 50), placebo (n = 50), and stimulus control (n = 100) conditions. The control condition received no intervention, the placebo condition received a letter by mail, and the stimulus control condition received the same letter by mail plus a complimentary "EXERCISE' key chain, which was to act as the stimulus control. Attendance was monitored surreptitiously for 5 weeks baseline and 8 weeks postintervention by using the facility's computer system. Amanipulation check found that 48 of the 100 participants used the key chain. Therefore, analyses were conducted separately for "intention to treat' and "actual treatment" conditions. Repeated measures multivariate analyses of variance revealed no main or interaction effects involving experimental condition in either the "intention to treat" or "actual treatment" analyses. Discussion focused on explanations for why the stimulus control intervention was not successful, and directions for future research were provided.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW)
UniBE Contributor:	Nigg, Claudio Renato
Subjects:	700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment
ISSN:	0145-4455
Publisher:	Sage
Language:	English
Submitter:	Marceline Brodmann
Date Deposited:	17 Apr 2024 11:42
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2024 11:42
Publisher DOI:	10.1177/01454455960202004
PubMed ID:	8934867
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/193425