Social Support and Social Norms: Do Both Contribute to Predicting Leisure-time Exercise?

Okun, Morris A.; Ruehlman, Linda S.; Karoly, Paul; Lutz, Rafer; Fairholme, Chris; Schaub, Rachel

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“…These were adapted from the perceived social support measured used in a study by Okun et al (2003) that included information and esteem support. The first score, was created by summing across 4 questions, and assessed the likelihood of seeking informational support when uncertainties with food safety behaviour arise, when developing intentions (e.g.…”

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“…Research has found that patients recovering from myocardial infarction were less likely to maintain regular activity, if they had low perceived social support (Luszczynska & Sutton, 2006). Higher social support has also been shown to significantly predict strenuous exercise (Okun, Ruehlman, Karoly, Lutz, Fairlholme, & Schaub, 2003). If support can reduce the effects of difficulties when maintaining health behaviours, then it may be an additional predictor of food safety intention and behaviour.…”

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Predicting food hygiene. An investigation of social factors and past behaviour in an extended model of the Health Action Process Approach

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Mullan

2010

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Predicting food hygiene. An investigation of social factors and past behaviour in an extended model of the Health Action Process Approach

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Mullan

2010

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“…Some studies have found that social support influences students' PBC, which in turn predicts the intent to partake in LTPA SOCIAL NETWORK SITES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (Courneya & McAuley, 1995;Okun et al, 2003), whereas another study suggested social support should replace subjective norm in TPB to directly predict intention to participate in LTPA (Courneya, Plotnikoff, Hotz, & Birkett, 2000). Furthermore, even less knowledge exists about the effect of social support from contacts on SNSs on students' intention to participate in…”

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Effects of Social Support About Physical Activity on Social Networking Sites: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior

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Campo

Yang

et al. 2015

Health Communication

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“…Okun et al (2003) found that social norms were a significant predictor of physical activity in the general population, but that an even stronger predictor was social support. Social support for physical activity from friends and family has also been positively associated with physical activity levels in cancer survivors (Eyler et al, 1999;Rogers et al, 2008).…”

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Physical Activity and Cancer

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Rohde³

2013

Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine

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It is widely accepted that physical activity is important for physical functioning and well-being, and as such the promotion of active lifestyles is becoming increasingly significant in public health policy both in the UK and worldwide. Sedentary lifestyles have been associated with increased risk of obesity and preventable disease including diabetes, coronary heart disease and some cancers. With regards cancer specifically, this chapter will provide a brief overview on current opinions on the link between physical activity and cancer prevention.The published evidence focuses both on primary and secondary prevention. More recent evidence has investigated the use of physical activity in secondary prevention for those who have been diagnosed with cancer and proposed a link between physical activity, morbidity and mortality in those with cancer. The evidence-base for secondary prevention is more limited. Nevertheless, studies to date have indicated that physical activity can improve both physical functioning and psychological outcomes in cancer survivors, and significantly improve quality of life.The exact nature of those interventions which confer the most positive effects is less well-established, and there is a current lack of consensus on the most appropriate type, intensity and duration of activity for people with cancer. It has not yet been wellestablished as to which stage of the treatment programme physical activity should be encouraged (during or following treatment) or the most appropriate length of time during which structured physical activity interventions should be delivered to achieve beneficial results.These factors will be discussed in this chapter, and barriers to engaging in physical activity for those with a diagnosis of cancer will be considered. The chapter will conclude with a summary of key findings and the potential for further research.

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Social Support and Social Norms: Do Both Contribute to Predicting Leisure-time Exercise?

Abstract: Social support and social norms contribute independently to our understanding of variation in the frequency of strenuous leisure-time exercise.

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Predicting food hygiene. An investigation of social factors and past behaviour in an extended model of the Health Action Process Approach

Predicting food hygiene. An investigation of social factors and past behaviour in an extended model of the Health Action Process Approach

Effects of Social Support About Physical Activity on Social Networking Sites: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior

Physical Activity and Cancer

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