Social Support and Companionship Among Active African American Women

Harley, Amy E.; Katz, Mira L.; Heaney, Catherine A.; Duncan, Dustin T.; Buckworth, Janet; Odoms-Young, Angela; Willis, Sharla K.

doi:10.5993/ajhb.33.6.5

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“…Study results indicated that individuals with higher family support for physical activity on average had a 0.032 kg decrease in weight at 24 months for each unit increase in support scores. Companionship from family members and friends is associated with increased physical activity levels among adults (34)(35)(36), with qualitative research indicating that physical activity companions provide support for physical activity through motivational, social, facilitative, and instructional roles (37). These findings along with results from our study suggest that among adults, family support for physical activity may be an important intervention target for healthy weight management.…”

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Influence of family, friend and coworker social support and social undermining on weight gain prevention among adults

Wang

Pbert

Lemon

2014

Obesity

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Objective Examine longitudinal associations between sources of social support and social undermining for healthy eating and physical activity and weight change. Design and Methods Data are from 633 employed adults participating in a cluster-randomized multilevel weight gain prevention intervention. Primary predictors included social support and social undermining for two types of behaviors (healthy eating and physical activity) from three sources (family, friends, and coworkers) obtained via self-administered surveys. The primary outcome (weight in kg) was measured by trained staff. Data were collected at baseline, 12 months, and 24 months. Linear multivariable models examined the association of support and social undermining with weight over time, adjusting for intervention status, time, gender, age, education, and clustering of individuals within schools. Results Adjusting for all primary predictors and covariates, friend support for healthy eating (β=−0.15), coworker support for healthy eating (β=−0.11), and family support for physical activity (β=−0.032) were associated with weight reduction at 24 months (p-values<0.05). Family social undermining for healthy eating was associated with weight gain at 24 months (β=0.12; p=0.0019). Conclusions Among adult employees, friend and coworker support for healthy eating and family support for physical activity predicted improved weight management. Interventions that help adults navigate family social undermining of healthy eating are warranted.

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Influence of family, friend and coworker social support and social undermining on weight gain prevention among adults

Wang

Pbert

Lemon

2014

Obesity

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“…A study involving African American women found that social support from either companions or instructors played key functional roles in maintaining physical activity. 56 The potential at the workplace is to capitalize on groups of people supporting each other for their fitness and other health-related goals.…”

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Predictors of Behavior Change Intention Using Health Risk Appraisal Data

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Lee²,

Cornwell³

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“…The first author met with one of the study research assistants (i.e. the research assistant who conducted the qualitative interviews and a co-author on this study) to validate the quotes selected from the interviews (Harley et al, 2009). …”

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Application of global positioning system methods for the study of obesity and hypertension risk among low-income housing residents in New York City: a spatial feasibility study

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using global positioning system (GPS) methods to understand the spatial context of obesity and hypertension risk among a sample of low-income housing residents in New York City (n = 120). GPS feasibility among participants was measured with a pre- and post-survey as well as adherence to a protocol which included returning the GPS device as well as objective data analysed from the GPS devices. We also conducted qualitative interviews with 21 of the participants. Most of the sample was overweight (26.7%) or obese (40.0%). Almost one-third (30.8%) was pre-hypertensive and 39.2% was hypertensive. Participants reported high ratings of GPS acceptability, ease of use and low levels of wear-related concerns in addition to few concerns related to safety, loss or appearance, which were maintained after the baseline GPS feasibility data collection. Results show that GPS feasibility increased over time. The overall GPS return rate was 95.6%. Out of the total of 114 participants with GPS, 112 (98.2%) delivered at least one hour of GPS data for one day and 84 (73.7%) delivered at least one hour on 7 or more days. The qualitative interviews indicated that overall, participants enjoyed wearing the GPS devices, that they were easy to use and charge and that they generally forgot about the GPS device when wearing it daily. Findings demonstrate that GPS devices may be used in spatial epidemiology research in low-income and potentially other key vulnerable populations to understand geospatial determinants of obesity, hypertension and other diseases that these populations disproportionately experience.

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Social Support and Companionship Among Active African American Women

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Influence of family, friend and coworker social support and social undermining on weight gain prevention among adults

Influence of family, friend and coworker social support and social undermining on weight gain prevention among adults

Predictors of Behavior Change Intention Using Health Risk Appraisal Data

Application of global positioning system methods for the study of obesity and hypertension risk among low-income housing residents in New York City: a spatial feasibility study

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