Group Cohesion and Social Support in Exercise Classes: Results From a Danish Intervention Study

Health Education and Behavior - Tập 33 Số 5 - Trang 677-689 - 2006
Ulla Christensen1,2,3, Lone Schmidt4, Esben Budtz‐Jørgensen5, Kirsten Avlund4
1Department of Social Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen,Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200CopenhagenN, Denmark;phone:+45 35327663;fax: +45 35351181;
2fax: +45 35351181
3phone:+45 35327663
4Department of Social Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
5Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Tóm tắt

This study examines the formation of group cohesion and social support in exercise classes among former sedentary adults, participating in a Danish community-based intervention. Furthermore, the aim is to analyze the impact of this process on exercise activity among the participants. A multimethod approach was used, analyzingboth survey data and 18 personalinterviews collected among87 participantswho completedthe intervention project. Analysis was performed according to the grounded theory method. The formation of group cohesion was conditioned by the social composition of the group, the teaching ability by the instructors, and the activity by itself. The cohesive group was characterized by an attitude of mutual support toward exercise activities. This mutual support facilitated development of self-efficacy beliefs among the participants improving their mastery expectation regarding exercise. Manipulating group dynamics may be a promising intervention tool in the promotion of leisure-time physical activity.

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Health Education and Behavior

Tập 33 Số 5

677-689

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