The Effect of Social Support on Exercise Behavior in Older Adults

Barbara Resnick, Denise Orwig, Jay Magaziner and Carol Wynne
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Jay Magaziner: University of Maryland
Carol Wynne: Bayview Medical Center

Clinical Nursing Research, 2002, vol. 11, issue 1, 52-70

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the relationship among social supports related to exercise (family, friends, and expert support), self-efficacy expectations, outcome expectations, and exercise behavior in a sample of older adults living in a continuing care retirement community. The sample included 74 older adults with a mean age of 85.6 ± 5.5. Path analysis using Amos 4.0 was done. The model fit the data (chi-square = 4.6 , df = 3 , p = .21, normed fit index of .99, relative fit index of .98, and root mean square error of approximation of .08) and explained 53% of the variance in exercise behavior. Five of the seven hypothesized paths in the model were statistically significant. Friend support indirectly influenced exercise through self-efficacy and outcome expectations. This suggests interventions to improve exercise behavior in older adults should incorporate social supports to strengthen self-efficacy and outcome expectations related to exercise.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1177/105477380201100105

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