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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Health-Related Social Control Influences the Physical Activity of College Students
Beteiligte:
Cotter, Kelly A.;
Mendiola, Jennifer A.
Erschienen:
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 2019
Erschienen in:The Open Psychology Journal
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.2174/1874350101912010181
ISSN:
1874-3501
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<jats:title>Objective:</jats:title>
<jats:p>To examine the impact of health-related social control tactics on the physical activity behavior of college students.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Participants:</jats:title>
<jats:p>110 undergraduates (74% women) recorded their naturalistic behavior across eight consecutive days between March and May of 2010.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Methods:</jats:title>
<jats:p>A short-term longitudinal daily diary survey examined daily self-reports of received health-related social control (the direct regulation of a target’s health behaviors by a social partner) and minutes engaged in physical activity.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Results:</jats:title>
<jats:p>Multilevel modeling according to a two-level structure in which observations (Level 1) were nested within individuals (Level 2) revealed that positive social control for exercise (<jats:italic>e.g</jats:italic>., encouragement) had a positive effect on physical activity participation, both within-persons (intra-individual level) and between-persons (inter-individual level). Negative social control (<jats:italic>e.g</jats:italic>., nagging) had no effect on physical activity participation.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Conclusion:</jats:title>
<jats:p>The present results suggest that individuals should employ positive social control tactics when attempting to enhance the physical activity behaviors of college students.</jats:p>
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