Unit 5 - Social Support

Front 1

hierarchy of social support from general to specific?

Back 1

social integration, support network, supportive climates, received support, perceived support

Front 2

dimensions of social support?

Back 2

functional, structural, perceptual

Front 3

levels of social support network?

Back 3

significant other, exchange networks, interactive, global

Front 4

5 basic social resources that are received during supportive interpersonal relations

Back 4

emotional support, social integration, esteem support, tangible aid, information support

Front 5

importance of perceived social support

Back 5

a person's perception of being supported is more consistently associated with health outcomes than actual support

Front 6

buffering effect?

Back 6

social support acts as a coping source to manage the negative effects of stress
protective mechanism

Front 7

main effect?

Back 7

social resources have a beneficial effect on health and well being even if people aren't under stress
preventative mechanism

Front 8

2 broad categories of social environmental factors

Back 8

cultrue and contextual social structurues (unstable social influences)

Front 9

individuals with high ego goal orientations vs. high task goal orientations

Back 9

high ego less likely to seek help from others

Front 10

outcomes of social support?

Back 10

instrumental - relieving stress
relational - development of relationships

Front 11

Physical activity context purpose

Back 11

determine preferred context for PA
determine if gender an/or SPA influence preferences

Front 12

context (4)

Back 12

in a structured class, with others outside of a structured class, alone in an exercise setting, completely alone

Front 13

results

Back 13

females preferred: aerobic exercise outside of a structured class
weight training in all contexts except completely alone
males preferred: aerobic exercise with others outside of a structured class
weight training with others outside of a structured class

Front 14

conclusions

Back 14

females lease preferred exercising alone, regardless of context
structured classes were not preferred
SPA had no influence
inactive individuals were not considered

Front 15

greatest influence on boys and girls?

Back 15

parental support

Front 16

possible negatives of social support?

Back 16

behavioral reactance, over-protectedness, over-encouragement

Front 17

benefits of group support

Back 17

additional channels for social support, a group leader can facilitate enhanced social support, cost and time effective

Front 18

define a group

Back 18

two or more individuals who DEPEND on each other and INTENTIONALLY interact with each other

Front 19

3 aspects of exercise group that affect exercise

Back 19

group size, composition, cohesion

Front 20

what group size shows most adherence?

Back 20

6-10, less than 20 is preferred

Front 21

what affects group composition?

Back 21

mixed gender makeup, similarity, group enthusiasm

Front 22

group dynamics framework?

Back 22

group environment, structure - group processes - group cohesion - exercise adherence

Front 23

what should be done in the group environment?

Back 23

create a sense of we, distinctiveness

Front 24

what should be done in the group structure?

Back 24

assign individual roles, establish group norms - common goals and work ethic

Front 25

what should be included in group processes?

Back 25

provide opportunities for individuals to make sacrifices
provide opportunities for interaction and communication

Front 26

problems with group-based interventions

Back 26

rely on lead
short-lived
dependence on group for motivation