| Unique ID | iCARE-ZvA-0038 |
| Prefix / Honorific (optional) (Prefix) | Mr. |
| First or given name (First name) | Zack |
| Last or family name (Last name) | van Allen |
| Email (Enter your email) | zvanallen@ohri.ca |
| Other investigators or team members (optional) | Dr. Justin Presseau |
| Institution | University of Ottawa |
| Country (Country) | Canada |
| Analysis Plan Title | Temporal network analysis of health behaviours during COVID-19 |
| Analysis Plan Description | The aim of this study is to examine the temporal dynamics of multiple health behaviours and pandemic related health behaviours by applying network psychometrics to longitudinal data from the iCARE survey. This approach has the potential to unveil novel patterns of co-variation between health behaviours, pandemic related behaviours and attitudes, and self-reported health outcomes collected over a period of several months. Patterns of co-variation between behaviours can have important consequences for health such as compensatory health behaviours which refer to the tendency for people to engage in healthy behaviours to offset the risk of engaging in unhealthy behaviours (e.g., a person may engage in strenuous exercise to compensate for smoking). Although the temporal dynamics of health behaviours have been examined in regard to traditionally studied health behaviours (smoking, drinking, etc.), to our knowledge they have not been studied in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This analysis will use the R package “psychonetrics” to model temporal networks, contemporaneous networks, and between-subject networks using items from the iCARE survey. Understanding how the interconnected relationships between behaviours, attitudes, and outcomes change over time can provide insights into the potentially bidirectional influences between pandemic and non-pandemic related health behaviours on a national level. |
| Keyword 1 | Health behaviours |
| Keyword 2 | Temporal dynamics |
| Longitudinal data (only available for Canada) | Longitudinal data (only available for Canada) |
| Location data | Country-based |
| Country (Country) | Canada |
| Data Time Frame | Data from all surveys |
| Entry Date | 21-06-2021 13:08 |
| Latest update | 2023-03-20: Ongoing- two preprints will be made public and manuscript preparation underway – February 2023 completion |
