Physical Activity-Related Social Control and Social Support in Older Adults: Cognitive and Emotional Pathways to Physical Activity

Authors

Jason T. Newsom, Portlad State UniversityFollow
Benjamin A. Shaw, University at Albany
Kristin J. August, Rutgers University
Scott J. Strath, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Sponsor

This research was partially supported by a grant to the Center for Social and Demographic Analysis (CSDA) from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R24-HD044943, Shaw), by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (1R21HD080828, Strath), and by internal funds provided by Portland State University (Newsom).

Published In

Journal of Health Psychology

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

11-2016

Abstract

A survey of 217 older adults assessed physical activity–related positive and negative social control and emotional and informational support, using structural equation modeling to investigate mediational effects of emotional responses and behavioral intentions on physical activity. There were significant indirect effects of social control and social support on intentions as mediated by positive, but not negative, emotional responses, and significant indirect effects of emotional responses on physical activity as mediated by intentions. These findings help to identify the cognitive and emotional pathways by which social control and social support may promote or detract from physical activity in later life.

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© The Author(s) 2016

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105316656768

DOI

10.1177/1359105316656768

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/19086

Citation Details

Newsom, J. T., Shaw, B. A., August, K. J., & Strath, S. J. (2018). Physical activity–related social control and social support in older adults: Cognitive and emotional pathways to physical activity. Journal of Health Psychology, 23(11), 1389–1404.