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OCLC number
1262898674
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Author
Branch, Cameron Bradley,
Title
How "we" feel : the relationship between social identity and adherence behaviour in older adult group-based exercise class attendees
Degree
M.Sc. -- Nipissing University, 2021
Publisher
North Bay, Ontario : Nipissing University, School of Physical and Health Education, 2021.
©2021
Description
1 online resource (117 leaves);
Notes
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Kinesiology.
Date on cover: "July 2021".
Includes bibliographical references (52-65)
Abstract
Physical activity plays a salient role in healthy aging, yet levels tend to decline with increasing age, and therefore, factors that can predict sustained physical activity are needed (Clarke et al.,2019). Growing evidence indicates that the strength of an individual's social identification as a member of an exercise group (e.g., running group, exercise class) is positively associated with attendance (e.g., Steffens et al., 2019; Strachan et al., 2012). One segment of the population in which this relationship is less understood is among older adults. The purpose of this thesis was to examine the relationship between social identity and group-based exercise class attendance among older adults. Using a prospective research design, 80 group-based older adult exercise class attendees (Mage = 68.00, SD = 7.01 years; 87.5% female) from 16 exercise classes completed a baseline questionnaire assessing the three dimensions of social identification(ingroup ties, cognitive centrality, ingroup affect) and recorded their exercise class attendance using a logbook over four months. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed in which exercise adherence (i.e., percentage of classes attended) was regressed upon the three dimensions of social identity. After removing cognitive centrality as a predictor due to multicollinearity concerns, a significant regression model was found (R2adj =.12, p = .001).Ingroup affect was found to be the sole significant predictor of group-based exercise class attendance throughout the four-month session (ß = .32, t(80) = 2.41, p = .02), whereas ingroup ties did not contribute significantly to the model (ß = .12, t(80) = .82, p = .42). These results support ongoing research that associates social identification with exercise adherence behaviour, and adds specificity in that the positive feelings associated with group membership (i.e., ingroup affect) may be particularly salient among older adult group-based exercisers.
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Subject
Exercise for older people Research.
Physical fitness for older people Research.
Group identity Research.
Identity (Psychology) Research.
Exercise for middle-aged persons Research.
Social groups Research.
Small groups Research.
Health behavior Research.
Health attitudes Research.
Compliance Research.
Conformity Research.
Exercices pour personnes âgées Recherche.
Condition physique des personnes âgées Recherche.
Identité collective Recherche.
Identité (Psychologie) Recherche.
Exercices pour personnes d'âge moyen Recherche.
Habitudes sanitaires Recherche.
Attitudes à l'égard de la santé Recherche.
Complaisance Recherche.
Conformisme Recherche.
Exercise for older people Research
Physical fitness for older people Research
Group identity Research
Identity (Psychology) Research
Exercise for middle-aged persons Research
Social groups Research
Small groups Research
Health behavior Research
Health attitudes Research
Compliance Research
Conformity Research