Cornish Emily K, McKissic Sydika A, Dean Donnatesa A L, Griffith Derek M
1 Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
2 Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2017 Jan;18(1):102-109. doi: 10.1177/1524839915614800. Epub 2016 Jul 10.
African American men are less likely than White men to meet physical activity recommendations, and few physical activity interventions have focused on the unique needs of African American men. Because health is not more important to men than fulfilling the role of a provider or other socially important roles, one of the biggest challenges in creating interventions for African American men is helping them identify reasons that they should prioritize both health and life goals. In a recent pilot physical activity intervention for 30- to 70-year-old African American men, we used self-determination theory and motivational interviewing principles to create worksheets that helped men identify their core values and life goals and asked them to describe how their values and goals were related to health and physical activity. We used basic statistics and thematic analysis to identify and examine key sources of motivation for men to be healthier and more physically active. We found that being healthy, a good Christian, a good spouse/partner, disciplined, and successful were among men's most important life goals. This article highlights a strategy for identifying key sources of motivation in African American men's lives and key themes that can be used in to enhance future interventions.
非裔美国男性比白人男性更不可能达到身体活动建议标准，而且很少有身体活动干预措施关注非裔美国男性的独特需求。由于对男性来说，健康并不比履行养家糊口者的角色或其他社会重要角色更重要，因此为非裔美国男性制定干预措施的最大挑战之一是帮助他们找出应该优先考虑健康和生活目标的原因。在最近一项针对30至70岁非裔美国男性的身体活动试点干预中，我们运用自我决定理论和动机访谈原则制作了工作表，帮助男性确定他们的核心价值观和生活目标，并要求他们描述这些价值观和目标与健康及身体活动的关系。我们使用基本统计和主题分析来确定和研究男性更健康、更积极进行身体活动的关键动机来源。我们发现，保持健康、成为一名好基督徒、成为一名好配偶/伴侣、自律和成功是非裔美国男性最重要的生活目标。本文重点介绍了一种策略，用于确定非裔美国男性生活中的关键动机来源以及可用于加强未来干预措施的关键主题。
