week 5 Flashcards
(48 cards)
social ecological model
recognize that individual level factors are only on of multiple levels influence on behaviour
social influence
real or imagined pressure to change ones behaviour, attitudes or beliefs
social support
refers to the perceived comfort caring assistance and information that a person receives from others
instrumenta support
tangible practical assitance that will help a person achieve their exercise goals
emotional support
expressing encouragment caring empathy and concern toward a person
informational support
providing instructions, directions advice suggestions about how to exercise
appraisal support
feedback that can be used to gauge progress or validate that ones thoughts feeling problems experiences are normal
parent influence on kids
downside of family support
behavioural reactance: responding in the opposite direction to the direction of being advocated
(fine line form feeling support or controlled
Importance of leadership style
good exercise leader: is a postive social influence
Transformational Leadership: Idealized
Influence
acting as a role model
Through their own physically active lifestyle
* Through their involvement in the program
Transformational Leadership: Inspirational Motivation
modeling enthusiasm and optimism about what others can accomplish
Transformational Leadership: Intellectual Stimulation
- Fostering Autonomy
- Helping others to make decisions for themselves
- Helping others to look at problems from different perspectives
Transformational Leadership: Individualized Consideration
- Recognize individuality, personal needs, abilities
- Take time to help those who are struggling
key aspects of exercise groups
- Group cohesion
- Group size
- Group composition
cohesive group
Group members are drawn to a common goal and
integrated around the pursuit of the goal and members have enjoyable, meaningful social interactions and communications”
smaller group classes have
easier to integrate people, more
individual attention (more group cohesion)
Social facilitation
the phenomenon whereby people
increase their effort and performance when others are watching them.
Functional Features of environment
Structural aspects of an environment Paths, sidewalks
safety features
The characteristics of the environment that
protect people from harm from:
Aesthetic Features
The characteristics that make the environment
interesting and pleasing such as:
* Trees and Flowers
* Architecture
Aesthetic Features
The characteristics that make the environment
interesting and pleasing such as:
* Trees and Flowers
* Architecture
Destination Features
The availability of places/destinations that people
could:
* Walk or bike to their neighborhoods (e.g., shops, bus
stops, schools)
* The proximity of gyms, playgrounds, basketball courts
what can polices do
- Regulate the built environment
- Improve access to opportunities for
PA - Regulate people’s behavior
- Have a very focused OR a very
widespread influence
