OBJECTIVE: To examine changes in specific social support domains following the Heart and Soul Physical Activity Program (HSPAP). METHODS: This experimental repeated-measures nested-design study tested the church-based HSPAP, a social support intervention to promote physical activity in women. RESULTS:HSPAP participants revealed greater increases in perceived appraisal and esteem support, received tangible support and in the number of physical activity supporters than did the comparison group. HSPAP participants had a borderline significant increase in received appraisal support. CONCLUSION: As conceptualized, the HSPAP intervention enhanced several domains of social support and the number of physical activity supporters in midlife women.
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OBJECTIVE: To examine changes in specific social support domains following the Heart and Soul Physical Activity Program (HSPAP). METHODS: This experimental repeated-measures nested-design study tested the church-based HSPAP, a social support intervention to promote physical activity in women. RESULTS: HSPAP participants revealed greater increases in perceived appraisal and esteem support, received tangible support and in the number of physical activity supporters than did the comparison group. HSPAP participants had a borderline significant increase in received appraisal support. CONCLUSION: As conceptualized, the HSPAP intervention enhanced several domains of social support and the number of physical activity supporters in midlife women.
Authors: Amy L Non; Jorge Carlos Román; Elizabeth S Clausing; Stephen E Gilman; Eric B Loucks; Stephen L Buka; Allison A Appleton; Laura D Kubzansky Journal: Int J Behav Med Date: 2020-04