title: Goal conflict and goal facilitation in community-based cardiac rehabilitation: a theory-based interview study.
abstract: Theories often consider behaviors in isolation of conflicting and facilitating personal goals. We conducted interviews with 13 people in cardiac rehabilitation, investigating whether eliciting physical activity (PA) control beliefs sufficiently captures goal conflict and goal facilitation. We assessed PA, intention, and control beliefs using standard elicitation methods and then assessed goal conflict and goal facilitation. Twelve participants described conflicting, and all described facilitating, personal goals. Most goal facilitation (94%) and conflict (82%) beliefs were identified beyond the control belief elicitation. Goal facilitation and conflict are not captured in a standard control belief elicitation and may supplement single-behavior models to understand PA.
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University , Newcastle Upon Tyne , England.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Presseau
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: Jill J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.forename: Falko F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Sniehotta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D011582:Psychological Theory
keywords: control; coronary heart disease; exercise behavior; health behavior; theory