Urges to Move and Other Motivation States for Physical Activity in Clinical and Healthy Populations: A Scoping Review Protocol.
Matthew A Stults-Kolehmainen, Miguel Blacutt, John B Bartholomew, Daniel Boullosa, Petr Janata, Brian B Koo, Paul C McKee, Regina Casper, Christopher J Budnick, Todd A Gilson, Rebekah L Blakemore, Alberto Filgueiras, Susannah L Williamson, Nicholas SantaBarbara, Jessica L Barker, Fabio Amador Bueno, Jennifer Heldring, Garrett I Ash
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Matthew A Stults-Kolehmainen: Digestive Health Multispecialty Clinic, Yale - New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, United States.
Miguel Blacutt: Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States.
John B Bartholomew: Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States.
Daniel Boullosa: Integrated Institute of Health, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil.
Petr Janata: Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States.
Brian B Koo: Sleep Medicine Laboratory, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States.
Paul C McKee: Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States.
Regina Casper: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, CA, United States.
Christopher J Budnick: Department of Psychology, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT, United States.
Todd A Gilson: Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, United States.
Rebekah L Blakemore: School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Alberto Filgueiras: Department of Cognition and Human Development, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Susannah L Williamson: Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States.
Nicholas SantaBarbara: Department of Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA, United States.
Jessica L Barker: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Fabio Amador Bueno: Connecticut Community College Nursing Program, Gateway Community College, New Haven, CT, United States.
Jennifer Heldring: Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States.
Garrett I Ash: Center for Pain, Research, Informatics, Medical Comorbidities and Education Center (PRIME), VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States.
Motivation for bodily movement, physical activity and exercise varies from moment to moment. These motivation states may be "affectively-charged," ranging from instances of lower tension (e.g., desires, wants) to higher tension (e.g., cravings and urges). Currently, it is not known how often these states have been investigated in clinical populations (e.g., eating disorders, exercise dependence/addiction, Restless Legs Syndrome, diabetes, obesity) vs. healthy populations (e.g., in studies of motor control; groove in music psychology). The objective of this scoping review protocol is to quantify the literature on motivation states, to determine what topical areas are represented in investigations of clinical and healthy populations, and to discover pertinent details, such as instrumentation, terminology, theories, and conceptual models, correlates and mechanisms of action. Iterative searches of scholarly databases will take place to determine which combination of search terms (e.g., "motivation states" and "physical activity"; "desire to be physically active," etc.) captures the greatest number of relevant results. Studies will be included if motivation states for movement (e.g., desires, urges) are specifically measured or addressed. Studies will be excluded if referring to motivation as a trait. A charting data form was developed to scan all relevant documents for later data extraction. The primary outcome is simply the extent of the literature on the topic. Results will be stratified by population/condition. This scoping review will unify a diverse literature, which may result in the creation of unique models or paradigms that can be utilized to better understand motivation for bodily movement and exercise.
