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Direct linkXiaolin Wang; Xuezhen Yang; Nasnoor Juzaily bin Mohd Nasiruddin; Shasha Wei; Delong Dong; Shamsulariffin bin Samsudin – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Although physical activity (PA) has a profound impact on health, many college and university students are still physically inactive. There is some evidence to suggest that social support (SS) could impact the PA levels of students, but the internal relationship and specific effects are not very clear. The purpose of this review was to determine…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, College Students, Social Support Groups, Gender Differences
Brennan-Ing, Mark; Ramirez-Valles, Jesus; Tax, Aaron – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
The aging of people with HIV (PWH) is a major public health accomplishment and a social and cultural phenomenon. It highlights the human capacity to overcome adversity, the effectiveness of public health strategies (e.g., prevention and treatment), and the new challenges as well. Our societies are not well prepared to address the needs of older…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Social Bias, Older Adults
Sznajder, Kristin K.; Winchester, Margaret S.; Biney, Adriana A. E.; Dodoo, Naa D.; Letsa, Demi; Dodoo, F. Nii-Amoo – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Background: Though internal migration in Ghana has become increasingly common in recent years, research has not focused on the gendered experiences and perceptions of migration and the association with sexual and reproductive health risks for male and female migrants. Method: A qualitative study using semistructured interviews among migrant market…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Migration, Sexuality, Birth
Gill, Monique; Chan-Golston, Alec M.; Rice, Lindsay N.; Roth, Sarah E.; Crespi, Catherine M.; Cole, Brian L.; Koniak-Griffin, Deborah; Prelip, Michael L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Background: A substantial proportion of adolescents, particularly girls and minority youth, fail to meet daily physical activity (PA) recommendations. Social support contributes to adolescent PA, but studies examining this relationship have yielded inconsistent results and rarely focus on diverse, urban populations. Aims: This study examines the…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Middle School Students, Physical Activity Level, Social Support Groups
Documet, Patricia; Bear, Todd M.; Flatt, Jason D.; Macia, Laura; Trauth, Jeanette; Ricci, Edmund M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Background: Disparities in breast and cervical cancer screening by socioeconomic status persist in the United States. It has been suggested that social support may facilitate screening, especially among women of low socioeconomic status. However, at present, it is unclear whether social support enables mammogram and Pap test compliance. Purpose:…
Descriptors: Correlation, Social Support Groups, Cancer, Females
Baruth, Meghan; Wilcox, Sara; Saunders, Ruth P.; Hooker, Steven P.; Hussey, James R.; Blair, Steven N. – Health Education & Behavior, 2013
Background: Churches are an appealing setting for implementing health-related behavior change programs. Purpose: The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between perceived environmental church support for physical activity (PA) and PA behaviors. Method: Black church members from South Carolina ("n" = 309) wore an…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Churches, Blacks, Behavior Change
Holt, Cheryl L.; Schulz, Emily; Wynn, Theresa A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2009
Extensive literature reviews suggest that religiousness is positively associated with health. Much less understood is the particular nature of the religion-health connection. Religion and the church play a central role in the lives of many African Americans. This study used a mixed-methods approach to examine perceptions of the religion-health…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, African Americans, Religion, Physical Health
Thrasher, James F.; Campbell, Marci Kramish; Oates, Veronica – Health Education & Behavior, 2004
This study used data from 850 African Americans to test optimal matching theory (OMT). OMT predicts that (1) the most important dimensions of social support depend on the controllability of the behavior and (2) different network members often provide support across health behaviors. Data were gathered on social support source for physical…
Descriptors: African Americans, Social Support Groups, Physical Activities, Self Efficacy
Vu, Maihan B.; Murrie, Dale; Gonzalez, Vivian; Jobe, Jared B. – Health Education & Behavior, 2006
As part of the formative assessment for the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG), a multicenter study to reduce the decline of physical activity in adolescent girls, girls and boys with diverse ethnicity from six states participated in focus groups and semistructured interviews. Data from 13 girls' focus groups (N = 100), 11 boys' focus…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Females, Physical Activity Level, Focus Groups
