scholarly journals A Self-Regulation Theory–Based Asthma Management Mobile App for Adolescents: A Usability Assessment

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Sage ◽  
Courtney Roberts ◽  
Lorie Geryk ◽  
Betsy Sleath ◽  
Deborah Tate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Regulation Theory ◽  
Usability Assessment ◽  
Régulation Theory

scholarly journals Theory-Based Predictors of Mindfulness Meditation Mobile App Usage: A Survey and Cohort Study (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
AliceAnn Crandall ◽  
Aaron Cheung ◽  
Ashley Young ◽  
Audrey P Hooper
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Mindfulness Meditation ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Meditation Practice ◽  
Regulation Theory ◽  
Régulation Theory

BACKGROUND Mindfulness meditation has become increasingly popular over the last few years, due in part to the increase in mobile apps incorporating the practice. Although studies have demonstrated the potential of mindfulness meditation to positively impact health, little has been uncovered about what predicts engagement in mindfulness meditation. Understanding the predictors of mindfulness meditation may help practitioners and phone app developers improve intervention strategies and app experience. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to use the Theory of Planned Behavior and Temporal Self-Regulation Theory to determine factors predicting mindfulness meditation mobile app use. METHODS The sample consisted of 85 undergraduate students with no prior mindfulness meditation experience. During their first laboratory visit, participants completed tasks to measure their executive functioning and a survey to measure Theory of Planned Behavior constructs about mindfulness meditation. Over the following 2 weeks, participants logged the days and minutes that they practiced mindfulness meditation using a phone app. Hierarchical regression modeling was used to analyze the data. RESULTS After controlling for demographic factors, participant subjective norms (beta=14.51, P=.001) and intentions (beta=36.12, P=.001) were predictive of the number of minutes practicing mindfulness. Participant executive functioning did not predict mindfulness meditation practice, nor did it moderate the link between intentions and mindfulness meditation practice. Participant attitudes (beta=0.44, P<.001) and perceived control (beta=0.42, P=.002) were positively associated with intentions to practice mindfulness. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that among college student populations, the Theory of Planned Behavior may be useful in predicting the use of mindfulness meditation phone apps. However, participant executive functioning was not a predictor or moderator of mindfulness practice, and Temporal Self-Regulation Theory may be less useful for explaining mindfulness meditation behaviors using phone apps over a short period of time among college students. The results have implications for public health professionals, suggesting that a focus on subjective norms and intentions may promote mindfulness meditation practice using phone apps.

scholarly journals Self-regulation Theory and the Multigenerational Legacy of Diabetes

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 669-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Scollan-Koliopoulos ◽  
Elizabeth A. Walker ◽  
Kenneth J. Rapp
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Regulation Theory ◽  
Régulation Theory

Affective Dynamics in Temporal Self-Regulation Theory

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter A. Hall ◽  
Geoffrey T. Fong ◽  
Cassandra J. Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Executive Control ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Joint Function ◽  
Regulation Theory ◽  
Régulation Theory ◽  
Affective Processes ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Affective Experiences

Affective experiences are part of our everyday life, but do they influence health-related decisions and behaviors in a systematic way? Temporal self-regulation theory (TST) posits that health behaviors are a joint function of neurobiologically rooted executive control processes, prepotency, and intentions. The relative weights of these in turn depend largely on the ecological context in which the behaviors are being performed. On the surface, then, TST is a model of health behavior that relies predominantly on social-cognitive and neurocognitive constructs to explain health behavior trajectories. For this reason, it appears to not deal directly with the topic of affect in general, and emotion more specifically. However, there are several facets of the TST model that involve these processes, or are heavily influenced by them. This chapter discusses each of the primary points of intersection between affective processes and constructs within TST.

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