Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture 11: Lecture 11
12 Apr 2013
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List and explain the 5 types of social support. Identify sources of support and the type of support they provide. Real or imagined pressure to change one"s behaviour, attitudes, or beliefs. The perceived comfort, caring, assistance, and information that a person receives from others. Instrumental support: providing tangible, practical assistance that will help a person achieve exercise goals. Emotional support: the expression of encouragement, caring, empathy, and concern toward a person, enhances self-esteem, comfort, acceptance & self-worth, reduces anxiety. Informational support: giving directions, advice, or suggestions about how to exercise and providing feedback regarding progress. Companionship support: the availability of people whom one can exercise with, produce positive affect, diminish negative feelings. Validation: comparing oneself with others to gauge progress and confirm that one"s thoughts, feelings, problems, and experiences are normal. If they can do it, i can do it . Research on relationships between social support and physical activity.
