Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Team Building, Group Dynamics, Group Cohesiveness

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2276F/G
• Professor: Craig Hall

Document Summary

O(cid:272)ial i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e: real or i(cid:373)agi(cid:374)ed pressure to (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge o(cid:374)e"s (cid:271)ehavior, attitude, or (cid:271)eliefs. Ca(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:373)e fro(cid:373) do(cid:272)tors, fitness leaders, fam members, and so on. An understanding of this pressure may lead to the development of interventions that use social influence to increase pa participations. Social support: most important type of social influence in exercise and pa settings. The perceived comfort, caring, assistance, and information that a person receives from other. 2 approaches: 1) measure size of one"s social network. 2)measure amount and type of support that an exerciser receives. Size of social network: measured by the number of groups or individuals an exerciser can turn to for support. Does not take into account quality or type of support provided. Companionship support- friends, family members, exercise groups: validation- comparison w others to gauge progress; working out with people with similar disability/disease- (cid:862)if the(cid:455) (cid:272)a(cid:374), so (cid:272)a(cid:374) i(cid:863). Research on relationships b/w social support and pa.