TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Can stereotype threat and lift visual messages affect subsequent physical activity? Evidence from a controlled experiment using accelerometers
JO  - Health communication
A1  - Allen, Camren L.
A1  - Montes, Enoch
A1  - Hoang, Troy
A1  - Romo, Therek
A1  - Peña, Jorge
A1  - Navarro, Jessica
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study investigated how visual messages conveying stereotype threat or lift influenced physical activity performance. Participants (N = 380) were exposed to a stereotype threat, lift, or control condition image and then engaged in a running task. Accelerometers recorded forward-backward movement, upward-downward movement, and sideways balance. Stereotype threat exposure increased state anxiety relative to the control condition. In addition, forward-backward movement was linked to state anxiety and participants' sex. Moreover, women exposed to stereotype threat who experienced increased state anxiety showed reduced forward-backward movement. Men exposed to stereotype lift displayed higher forward-backward movement. Additionally, stereotype threat visual message exposure increased sideways balance activity for women but not for men. Upward-downward movement was unaffected by stereotype threat or lift. We discuss theoretical and practical implications of how exposure to visual stereotypes can influence physical activity performance.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1041-0236
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2277573
ID  - ref1
ER  -