The mediating role of behavioural automaticity and intention on past to future bootcamp attendance

Objective The aim of the current study was to test whether behavioural automaticity and intention mediated effects past behaviour on a particular type vigorous physical exercise: bootcamp attendance.Methods A community sample (N = 69) who had previously attended class recruited from Queensland, Australia. Participants were asked complete measures their previous attendance, automaticity, attend bootcamps (Time 1). One month later 2), participants report attendance in month. Data fitted Partial Least Squares-SEM model.Results Past predicted both automaticity. However, while significantly prospectively measured past-future relationship, there no significant relationship between attendance. still future beyond intention.Conclusions Current results support dual process habit theory that accounts for portion residual effect which is not accounted by intentional processes. lack may also these theories, as classes likely occur stable context (e.g., at prescribed time regular location), encouraging habitual responding over considered decision-making.