Kinesiology 2276F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Team Building, Group Cohesiveness, Weight Training
28 Feb 2018
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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, types of support. Parents taking kids to practice: emotional support, encouragement, praise, empathy, concern. Informational support: directions, suggestions, advice, feedback, ex. Individual and group influence on exercise: family (spouse, children, parents) Important others (physician, friends, coworkers: fitness professionals and instructors, other exercise participants. Influences of family: spousal or partner support. Individuals have better attendance and fewer drop out rates when exercising with a spouse: emotional support, companionship support. Spouses/partners provide much-needed support to mothers with young children, because mothers may have difficulty finding time to exercise. Social support from parents and family has been identified as one of the most important determinants of participants in physical activity: parents provide many different types of social support: Instrumental: provide transportation, pay fees: emotional: provide encouragement.
