The Effect of Social Support on Exercise Behavior in Older Adults

@article{citeulike:2343412, abstract = {The purpose of this study was to test the relationship among social supports related to exercise (family, friends, and expert support),self-efficacy expectations, outcome expectations, and exercise behavior in a sample of older adults living in a continuing care retirement community. The sample included 74 older adults with a mean age of 85.6 {+/-}5.5.Path analysis using Amos 4.0 was done. The model fit the data (chi-square =4.6,df =3,p =.21,normed fit index of .99,relative fit index of .98,and root mean square error of approximation of .08)and explained 53\%of the variance in exercise behavior. Five of the seven hypothesized paths in the model were statistically significant. Friend support indirectly influenced exercise through self-efficacy and outcome expectations. This suggests interventions to improve exercise behavior in older adults should incorporate social supports to strengthen self-efficacy and outcome expectations related to exercise.}, author = {Resnick, Barbara and Orwig, Denise and Magaziner, Jay and Wynne, Carol }, citeulike-article-id = {2343412}, journal = {Clin Nurs Res}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {52--70}, posted-at = {2008-02-06 20:41:40}, priority = {4}, title = {The Effect of Social Support on Exercise Behavior in Older Adults}, url = {http://cnr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/1/52}, volume = {11}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2343412 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2343412 TI - The Effect of Social Support on Exercise Behavior in Older Adults JF - Clin Nurs Res VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 52 EP - 70 N2 - The purpose of this study was to test the relationship among social supports related to exercise (family, friends, and expert support),self-efficacy expectations, outcome expectations, and exercise behavior in a sample of older adults living in a continuing care retirement community. The sample included 74 older adults with a mean age of 85.6 {+/-}5.5.Path analysis using Amos 4.0 was done. The model fit the data (chi-square =4.6,df =3,p =.21,normed fit index of .99,relative fit index of .98,and root mean square error of approximation of .08)and explained 53%of the variance in exercise behavior. Five of the seven hypothesized paths in the model were statistically significant. Friend support indirectly influenced exercise through self-efficacy and outcome expectations. This suggests interventions to improve exercise behavior in older adults should incorporate social supports to strengthen self-efficacy and outcome expectations related to exercise. AU - Resnick, Barbara AU - Orwig, Denise AU - Magaziner, Jay AU - Wynne, Carol PY - 2002/02/01/ UR - http://cnr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/1/52 ER -