Psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review.

Low levels of physical activity (PA) are reported to contribute to the occurrence of non-communicable diseases over the life course. Although psychological factors have been identified as an important category concerning PA behavior, knowledge on psychological determinants of PA is still inconclusiv...

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Main Authors: Cristina Cortis, Anna Puggina, Caterina Pesce, Katina Aleksovska, Christoph Buck, Con Burns, Greet Cardon, Angela Carlin, Chantal Simon, Donatella Ciarapica, Giancarlo Condello, Tara Coppinger, Sara D'Haese, Marieke De Craemer, Andrea Di Blasio, Sylvia Hansen, Licia Iacoviello, Johann Issartel, Pascal Izzicupo, Lina Jaeschke, Martina Kanning, Aileen Kennedy, Fiona Chun Man Ling, Agnes Luzak, Giorgio Napolitano, Julie-Anne Nazare, Grainne O'Donoghue, Camille Perchoux, Tobias Pischon, Angela Polito, Alessandra Sannella, Holger Schulz, Rhoda Sohun, Astrid Steinbrecher, Wolfgang Schlicht, Walter Ricciardi, Loriana Castellani, Ciaran MacDonncha, Laura Capranica, Stefania Boccia
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182709
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author Cristina Cortis
Anna Puggina
Caterina Pesce
Katina Aleksovska
Christoph Buck
Con Burns
Greet Cardon
Angela Carlin
Chantal Simon
Donatella Ciarapica
Giancarlo Condello
Tara Coppinger
Sara D'Haese
Marieke De Craemer
Andrea Di Blasio
Sylvia Hansen
Licia Iacoviello
Johann Issartel
Pascal Izzicupo
Lina Jaeschke
Martina Kanning
Aileen Kennedy
Fiona Chun Man Ling
Agnes Luzak
Giorgio Napolitano
Julie-Anne Nazare
Grainne O'Donoghue
Camille Perchoux
Tobias Pischon
Angela Polito
Alessandra Sannella
Holger Schulz
Rhoda Sohun
Astrid Steinbrecher
Wolfgang Schlicht
Walter Ricciardi
Loriana Castellani
Ciaran MacDonncha
Laura Capranica
Stefania Boccia
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Anna Puggina
Caterina Pesce
Katina Aleksovska
Christoph Buck
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Angela Carlin
Chantal Simon
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Tara Coppinger
Sara D'Haese
Marieke De Craemer
Andrea Di Blasio
Sylvia Hansen
Licia Iacoviello
Johann Issartel
Pascal Izzicupo
Lina Jaeschke
Martina Kanning
Aileen Kennedy
Fiona Chun Man Ling
Agnes Luzak
Giorgio Napolitano
Julie-Anne Nazare
Grainne O'Donoghue
Camille Perchoux
Tobias Pischon
Angela Polito
Alessandra Sannella
Holger Schulz
Rhoda Sohun
Astrid Steinbrecher
Wolfgang Schlicht
Walter Ricciardi
Loriana Castellani
Ciaran MacDonncha
Laura Capranica
Stefania Boccia
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description Low levels of physical activity (PA) are reported to contribute to the occurrence of non-communicable diseases over the life course. Although psychological factors have been identified as an important category concerning PA behavior, knowledge on psychological determinants of PA is still inconclusive. Therefore, the aim of this umbrella systematic literature review (SLR) was to summarize and synthesize the scientific evidence on psychological determinants of PA behavior across the life course. A systematic online search was conducted on MEDLINE, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus databases. The search was limited to studies published in English from January 2004 to April 2016. SLRs and meta-analyses (MAs) of observational studies investigating the association of psychological variables and PA were considered eligible. Extracted data were evaluated based on importance of determinants, strength of evidence, and methodological quality. The full protocol is available from PROSPERO (Record ID: CRD42015010616). Twenty reviews (14 SLRs and 6 MAs), mostly of moderate methodological quality, were found eligible. Convincing evidence was found for self-efficacy (positive association with PA) in children and adolescents, and stress (negative association with PA) regardless of age. Most of the evidence revealing an association between psychological determinants and PA is probable and limited, mainly due to differences in the definition of PA and of psychological determinants across reviews. Thus, scholars are urged to reach a consensus on clear definitions of relevant psychological determinants of PA, subsuming cultural biases and allowing the possibility to obtain clear interpretations and generalizability of findings. Finally, most psychological determinants should be considered within a larger framework of other multi-level determinants that may interact or mediate some of the effects.
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spelling doaj-art-4f5fc493f1344c05bea90d50d1148cfc2025-08-20T03:32:25ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01128e018270910.1371/journal.pone.0182709Psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review.Cristina CortisAnna PugginaCaterina PesceKatina AleksovskaChristoph BuckCon BurnsGreet CardonAngela CarlinChantal SimonDonatella CiarapicaGiancarlo CondelloTara CoppingerSara D'HaeseMarieke De CraemerAndrea Di BlasioSylvia HansenLicia IacovielloJohann IssartelPascal IzzicupoLina JaeschkeMartina KanningAileen KennedyFiona Chun Man LingAgnes LuzakGiorgio NapolitanoJulie-Anne NazareGrainne O'DonoghueCamille PerchouxTobias PischonAngela PolitoAlessandra SannellaHolger SchulzRhoda SohunAstrid SteinbrecherWolfgang SchlichtWalter RicciardiLoriana CastellaniCiaran MacDonnchaLaura CapranicaStefania BocciaLow levels of physical activity (PA) are reported to contribute to the occurrence of non-communicable diseases over the life course. Although psychological factors have been identified as an important category concerning PA behavior, knowledge on psychological determinants of PA is still inconclusive. Therefore, the aim of this umbrella systematic literature review (SLR) was to summarize and synthesize the scientific evidence on psychological determinants of PA behavior across the life course. A systematic online search was conducted on MEDLINE, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus databases. The search was limited to studies published in English from January 2004 to April 2016. SLRs and meta-analyses (MAs) of observational studies investigating the association of psychological variables and PA were considered eligible. Extracted data were evaluated based on importance of determinants, strength of evidence, and methodological quality. The full protocol is available from PROSPERO (Record ID: CRD42015010616). Twenty reviews (14 SLRs and 6 MAs), mostly of moderate methodological quality, were found eligible. Convincing evidence was found for self-efficacy (positive association with PA) in children and adolescents, and stress (negative association with PA) regardless of age. Most of the evidence revealing an association between psychological determinants and PA is probable and limited, mainly due to differences in the definition of PA and of psychological determinants across reviews. Thus, scholars are urged to reach a consensus on clear definitions of relevant psychological determinants of PA, subsuming cultural biases and allowing the possibility to obtain clear interpretations and generalizability of findings. Finally, most psychological determinants should be considered within a larger framework of other multi-level determinants that may interact or mediate some of the effects.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182709
spellingShingle Cristina Cortis
Anna Puggina
Caterina Pesce
Katina Aleksovska
Christoph Buck
Con Burns
Greet Cardon
Angela Carlin
Chantal Simon
Donatella Ciarapica
Giancarlo Condello
Tara Coppinger
Sara D'Haese
Marieke De Craemer
Andrea Di Blasio
Sylvia Hansen
Licia Iacoviello
Johann Issartel
Pascal Izzicupo
Lina Jaeschke
Martina Kanning
Aileen Kennedy
Fiona Chun Man Ling
Agnes Luzak
Giorgio Napolitano
Julie-Anne Nazare
Grainne O'Donoghue
Camille Perchoux
Tobias Pischon
Angela Polito
Alessandra Sannella
Holger Schulz
Rhoda Sohun
Astrid Steinbrecher
Wolfgang Schlicht
Walter Ricciardi
Loriana Castellani
Ciaran MacDonncha
Laura Capranica
Stefania Boccia
Psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review.
PLoS ONE
title Psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review.
title_full Psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review.
title_fullStr Psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review.
title_full_unstemmed Psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review.
title_short Psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course: A "DEterminants of DIet and Physical ACtivity" (DEDIPAC) umbrella systematic literature review.
title_sort psychological determinants of physical activity across the life course a determinants of diet and physical activity dedipac umbrella systematic literature review
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182709
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