Increasing calorie expenditure through task clarification, goal-setting, self-monitoring, and feedback

Document Type

Conference Presentation

Department

Psychology

Conference Title

Annual Meeting of the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis

Organization

Florida Association for Behavior Analysis

Location

Bonita Springs, FL

Date of Presentation

9-1-2008

Abstract

Obesity has become a leading cause of health problems in the United States, creating a great need for interventions to increase physical activity. In this experiment, a package intervention consisting of task clarification, goal setting, self-monitoring, and feedback was evaluated across 4 participants in a multiple baseline design with a brief reversal for 2 of the 4 participants. Minor changes were made to the goal setting component for 2 participants in an attempt to increase calorie expenditure further. A fifth participant received task clarification, goal setting, and self-monitoring, which were evaluated in an ABAB reversal design. The level of increase was somewhat variable, but the intervention package was successful at increasing calorie expenditure in all 5 participants. Additionally, all participants reported that the research was beneficial and their physical activity level increased as a result of participating in the study.

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