Meta-Analysis Errors; Motivation and Behavior Change

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Intro/Announcements (0:00)

Origins of meta-analyses (6:15)

New study on meta-analysis errors (11:53)

• With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Common Errors in Meta-Analyses and Meta-Regressions in Strength & Conditioning Research

The most common errors (17:10)

Interpretation and conclusions (29:22)

• Meta-Analyses Are The Gold Standard For Evidence, But What’s The Value Of Gold These Days?

Defining “motivation” (50:11)

Goal setting (52:51)

• An Evidence-Based Approach To Goal Setting And Behavior Change
• How Focusing on Superordinate Goals Motivates Broad, Long-Term Goal Pursuit: A Theoretical Perspective

Motivation (1:00:43)

Self-determination theory (1:06:07)

• Self-Determination Theory
• Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being
• Building a science of motivated persons: Self-determination theory’s empirical approach to human experience and the regulation of behavior.

Psychological needs (competence, relatedness, autonomy) (1:11:18)

The COM-B model of behavior change (1:29:19)

• The behaviour change wheel: A new method for characterising and designing behaviour change interventions

Practical application: a unified model combining goal hierarchies, self-determination theory, and the COM-B model of behavior change (1:37:30)

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