作者
Idethia S Harvey, Kezia Alexander
发表日期
2012/9
期刊
Journal of cross-cultural gerontology
卷号
27
期号
3
页码范围
275-290
出版商
Springer US
简介
Although research has documented that social support is a positive pathway to healthpromoting behavioral practices, very few longitudinal studies have assessed the relationship between social support and health-promoting behaviors among older, diverse women. Three waves of data from the Americans’ Changing Lives (ACL) survey assessed whether or not changes in perceived social support influenced behavioral outcomes among 671 African American women and non-Hispanic white women aged 60 years and older. Positive social support from friends was the most successful in predicting physical activity across the life span while positive spousal support, positive support from children, and health behavior-specific support were insignificant determinants of physical activity. The results suggest that social support from friends may be an important predictive factor in engaging older women in physical …
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