Golaszewski N M, LaCroix A Z, Hooker S P, Bartholomew J B
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0811.
College of Health and Human Services, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182.
Int J Sport Exerc Psychol. 2022;20(2):630-643. doi: 10.1080/1612197x.2021.1891121. Epub 2021 Mar 1.
Exploring whether the mechanisms underlying the positive relationship between group exercise and physical activity are forms of social support - emotional, validation, informational, instrumental, and companionship and exercise identity. Participants (n=506; age = 34.3) completed a 235-item questionnaire assessing physical activity, exercise identity, social support, and other determinants of physical activity. Exploratory path analysis was used to model group exercise membership, forms of social support, exercise identity, and metabolic equivalent (MET) minutes/wk. Women and men had similar yet varying results. For women, group exercise membership was significantly associated with MET-minutes/wk (β = 0.11) and exercise identity (β = 0.17). There was a significant association between exercise identity and MET-minutes/wk (β = 0.38). Women perceived belonging to an exercise group provides emotional (β = 0.36), validation (β = 0.25), informational (β = 0.35), instrumental (β = 0.19), and companionship (β = 0.46) support. Validation (β = 0.11), informational (β = 0.21), and companionship ( = 0.17) were significantly associated with exercise identity for women. For men, group exercise membership was not significantly associated with MET-minutes/wk or exercise identity. Exercise identity was significantly associated with MET-minutes/wk (β = 0.46). Men perceived belonging to their group provides emotional (β = 0.31), validation (β = 0.32), informational (β = 0.33), and companionship (β = 0.34). Validation (β = 0.22), informational (β = 0.30), and emotional (β = 0.23) were significantly associated with exercise identity for men. Belonging to an exercise group is associated with forms of social support that strengthen exercise identity.
探究团体运动与身体活动之间正向关系的潜在机制是否为社会支持的形式——情感支持、认可、信息支持、工具性支持、陪伴支持以及运动身份认同。参与者（n = 506；年龄 = 34.3岁）完成了一份包含235个条目的问卷，该问卷评估身体活动、运动身份认同、社会支持以及身体活动的其他决定因素。采用探索性路径分析对团体运动参与情况、社会支持形式、运动身份认同以及每周代谢当量（MET）分钟数进行建模。男性和女性的结果既有相似之处也存在差异。对于女性而言，团体运动参与情况与每周MET分钟数（β = 0.11）以及运动身份认同（β = 0.17）显著相关。运动身份认同与每周MET分钟数之间存在显著关联（β = 0.38）。女性认为加入运动团体能提供情感支持（β = 0.36）、认可（β = 0.25）、信息支持（β = 0.35）、工具性支持（β = 0.19）以及陪伴支持（β = 0.46）。认可（β = 0.11）、信息支持（β = 0.21）以及陪伴支持（β = 0.17）与女性的运动身份认同显著相关。对于男性而言，团体运动参与情况与每周MET分钟数或运动身份认同无显著关联。运动身份认同与每周MET分钟数显著相关（β = 0.46）。男性认为加入团体能提供情感支持（β = 0.31）、认可（β = 0.32）、信息支持（β = 0.33）以及陪伴支持（β = 0.34）。认可（β = 0.22）、信息支持（β = 0.30）以及情感支持（β = 0.23）与男性的运动身份认同显著相关。加入运动团体与强化运动身份认同的社会支持形式相关。
