Healthy Lifestyle or Pro-health Obsession During the Pandemic - a Multinational Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Adult
- Sponsor
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
- Enrollment
- 50000
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Levels of Physical Activity
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Citizens of many countries are in the high peak period of the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. People are currently struggling with the total cessation of certain aspects of normal life. The situation associated with the pandemic can lead to the development of many problems connected both with mental and physical health. The investigators, as psychologists, would like to better understand this difficult situation and identify mechanisms which can lead to health problems. Therefore, group of researchers and practitioners created this study to investigate how people in general cope with this critical situation. The researchers would like to estimate the following variables which participants will evaluate before and during the pandemic period: levels of physical activity, attitudes towards one's body, attitudes towards eating, and psychological well-being. The investigators would like to involve experts and scientists from all around the world. Through this research and by investigating how people cope with this critical situation the solutions for psychological care and interventions for global crisis situations like the COVID-19 pandemic might be identified.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age: min 18 years old
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Levels of Physical Activity
Time Frame: Baseline
measured by Inventory of Physical Activity Objectives (IPAO) by Lipowski \& Zaleski is used to examine the motivating function of objectives determining one to undertake physical activity. The respondent answers questions regarding his/her involvement in competitive sports (both present and previous), and forms and intensity of his/her physical activity. The survey allows analyzing objectives in terms of their dimensions (importance, expectations, conflict), as well as dimensions of action (exercise, endurance, satisfaction). The respondent is given a (multiple) choice of objectives behind his/her physical activity. Four scales of goal-oriented behaviours associated with PA are distinguished in the test: motivational value, time management, persistence in action, motivational conflict. The higher the results of these scales - the higher the motivation to physical activity. IPAO is characterized by good psychometric properties, the Cronbach's α for IPAO reached 0,78.
Eating Attitudes
Time Frame: Baseline
measured by Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) by Garner, Olmsted, Bohr \& Garfinkel (1982). It's a self-report measure of symptoms and concerns characteristic of eating disorders. The EAT-26 can be used in a non-clinical as well as a clinical setting not specifically focused on eating disorders. Questionnaire is rated on a six-point scale based on how often the individual engages in specific behaviors. Scores greater than 20 indicate a need for further investigation by a qualified professional. Research using different EAT-26 language versions has a satisfactory Crombach's alpha 0,78-0,92.
Secondary Outcomes
- Physical wellbeing(Baseline)
- Obligatory Exercise(Baseline)
- Attitudes Towards Body(Baseline)
- Psychological wellbeing(Baseline)
- Body Image Disturbance(Baseline)