Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture 5: Kin2276 Chapter 5
23 Oct 2015
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Research on relationships between social support and physical activity: number of social contacts: physical exertion, people who have more available support sources reported greater levels of. Important others (physician, friends, coworkers: family (spouse, children, parents, fitness professionals and instructors, other exercise participants. Influence of family - spousal or partner support. Individuals have better attendance and fewer drop-out rates when exercising with a spouse: emotional support (caring, smiling, touching, companionship support, spouses/partners provide much-needed support to mothers with young children, because mothers may have difficulty finding time to exercise. Instrumental support (behaviours designed to facilitate the patient"s optimal performance) Influence of family- parental support: social support from parents and family has been identifies as one of the most important determinant of participation in physical activity, parents provide many different types of social support. Instrumental: provide transportation, pay fees: emotional: encouraging their children, companionship: play with their children.
