Table 1.
Strategies | Description | TTM/SDT | Primary Target |
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Awareness-raising | Meetings to increase information about the benefits and risks of physical activity | TTM | Awareness |
Evaluate decisional balance | Motivational interviews to analyze pros and cons of changing behavior, identifying barriers; to identify intrinsic goals; to agree upon an action plan | TTM | Reevaluation |
Time management | Use of time resources and the way to achieve goals. Regulation and control of time | SDT | Autonomy |
Increase knowledge about physical activity guidelines | Participants receive information about the PA recommendations | SDT | Motivation |
Knowledge about facilities | Provide knowledge about the facilities and activity offer of the city and the university | SDT | Autonomy |
Emphasize responsibility | Researchers encourage participants to assume responsibility in decision-making | SDT | Autonomy |
We acknowledge that the three needs are interrelated, and thus, strategies may support more than one need. However, we have highlighted the primary need to be targeted. Abbreviations: Physical activity (PA).