Values, Body Weight, and Well Being: The Influence of the Protestant Ethic and Consumerism on Physical Activity, Eating, and Body Image

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Vanden Heede ◽  
Suzanne Pelican ◽  
Betty Holmes ◽  
Sylvia A. Moore ◽  
David Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Protestant Ethic ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Historical Trends ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Group Interviews

This article explores how people's values shape their experiences and emotions with respect to physical activity, eating, and body image. It describes the results of a grounded theory analysis of individual and focus group interviews conducted as part of a community-based health improvement project, Wellness IN the Rockies (WIN the Rockies). The analysis links core theoretical constructs, including habitus, sedimentation, and natural attitude, to larger socio-cultural and historical trends embodied in the Protestant ethic and the rise of consumerism, illuminating how these values shape people's everyday understanding of their experiences. Key analytic frameworks focus on the socialization processes involved in inculcating values, identity formation, and moralization as they relate to health attitudes and behaviors. Major implications of the results are discussed, especially the need to enhance self-understanding about social values in health education.

Challenges of being new to Canada: considerations for physical activity

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberley D. Curtin ◽  
Christina C. Loitz ◽  
Nancy Spencer-Cavaliere ◽  
Ernest Nene Khalema
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Multicultural Health

Immigrants to Canada are less likely to be physically active compared with non-immigrants, and the interrelations between personal and environmental factors that influence physical activity for immigrants are largely unexplored. The goal of this qualitative descriptive study was to understand how the experience of being new to Canada impacts opportunities and participation in physical activity. Two focus group interviews with immigrants to Canada were conducted. The first group ( n=7) included multicultural health brokers. The second group ( n=14) included English as a second language students. Qualitative content analysis was used to determine three themes consistent with the research question: transition to Canadian life, commitments and priorities, and accessibility. Discussion was framed using a social ecological model. Implications for practice and policy are suggested including enhanced community engagement, and organizational modifications. Overall, the development and implementation of physical activity policies and practices for newcomers to Canada should be centered on newcomers’ perspectives and experiences.

Opinions towards physical activity interventions using Facebook or text messaging: Focus group interviews with vocational school‐aged adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 654-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delfien Van Dyck ◽  
Sara D’Haese ◽  
Jolien Plaete ◽  
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
Benedicte Deforche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Vocational School ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Group Interviews

Physical activity and interaction for less active pupils at elementary school: The experiences of teachers and parents

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 1161-1175
Author(s):  
Aud Marie Øien ◽  
Inger Johanne Solheim
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Powerful Means ◽  
Collaborative Interaction ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Formed Part ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
At Home

The aim of this study was to explore how teachers and parents experience and reflect on participation and interaction with and between less active fifth-grade pupils in physically active academic lessons, in the school playground and during physical activity homework. This study formed part of the Active Smarter Kids study investigating the effects of daily physical activity on academic performance and health, and generated qualitative data from focus group interviews with teachers and parents. We identified three main themes: (1) aiming at and planning for interaction – a critical prerequisite for learning; (2) negotiating collaborative interaction during activities at school; and (3) facilitating physical activity at home through collaboration. The promotion of collaborative interaction appeared as a powerful means of facilitating learning in physically active academic lessons at school and at home for less active pupils.

The Experiences of People With Advanced Cancer and Professionals Participating in a Program With Focus on Rehabilitation and Palliative Care

2022 ◽  
pp. 003022282110583
Author(s):  
Mette Raunkiær
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Gain Control ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Physical Functions ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
And Training

The study’s aim is to explore the experiences of people with advanced cancer and professionals participating in a program with focus on rehabilitation and palliative care. The study is based on two adjusted rehabilitation programs for 33 people with advanced cancer and 12 professionals. An observational study was conducted among the participants and two focus group interviews with 10 professionals. The analytic themes were “Lightness and happiness to gain control in everyday life,” “Community and closeness,” and “Training as a happiness and changing agent.” The activities had to support physical functions and everyday activities promoting body identity and well-being as well as emotions like closeness, lightness, and happiness in groups with like-minded people and at home with a partner and other family members. These activities and theory of emotions and body can expand the understanding of palliative care and rehabilitation as separated or integrated perspectives theoretical and in practice.

scholarly journals Grit as Perseverance in Physical Activity Participation

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stina Rutberg ◽  
Lars Nyberg ◽  
Darla Castelli ◽  
Anna-Karin Lindqvist
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Critical Period ◽  
School Context ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Physical Activity Interventions ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Relationship

Childhood is a critical period for the acquisition of healthy behaviors, and the promotion of sustainable healthy behavior among children is greatly important. Therefore, an increased understanding of the relationship between grit and physical activity in a school context is needed. The purpose of this study is to describe and develop an understanding of students’ and teachers’ awareness and experiences concerning grit as a health-promoting factor. Fifty-five students and three teachers participated in the study. Data were collected through the Short Grit Scale and focus group interviews. There were weak to non-significant correlations between the three teachers’ ratings of their students’ grit and the children’s own ratings. The qualitative results show that children and teachers understood the construct of grit but had slightly different perceptions of it and that grit is not considered to be set in stone. The participants made an association between grit, motivation, meaningfulness, and setting goals. The findings indicate that grit might be an ideal target for making physical activity interventions sustainable.

Linking Active Living and Nutrition Counselling: Dietitians’ Perceptions

2004 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 154-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Spidel ◽  
Marie-Claude Paquette ◽  
J. Dru Marshall ◽  
Rhonda C. Bell ◽  
Linda J. McCargar
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Active Living ◽  
Registered Dietitians ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Perceived Needs ◽  
Nutrition Counselling ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Professional Perceptions ◽  
And Training

Healthy eating and active living have become key concepts in health promotion, and, increasingly, the two messages are being combined. Dietitians are in an ideal position to promote physical activity as an adjunct to nutrition counselling. Focus group interviews were used to identify dietitians’ perceptions and needs related to incorporating active living messages into their practices. Six focus groups, involving 42 participants (40 registered dietitians and two dietetic interns), were conducted in cities throughout Alberta. Issues explored during the interviews included the dietitian's role in promoting active living, barriers to promoting physical activity, opportunities for collaboration between dietitians and exercise professionals, and dietitians’ perceived needs for integrating active living messages into their practices effectively. Findings indicate strong support for incorporating active living messages into nutrition counselling. However, lack of knowledge was identified as a barrier to dietitians’ proactive role, and concerns were raised about public and professional perceptions if dietitians counselled on this issue. Participants felt that they required additional knowledge and training in physical activity in order to promote it effectively. Development and implementation of programs designed to meet these needs would help dietitians integrate active living messages into their practices.

scholarly journals Physical Activity Advertisements That Feature Daily Well-Being Improve Autonomy and Body Image in Overweight Women but Not Men

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle L. Segar ◽  
John A. Updegraff ◽  
Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher ◽  
Caroline R. Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Framing Effects ◽  
Obese Women ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Overweight Women ◽  
Anova Model

The reasons for exercising that are featured in health communications brand exercise and socialize individuals about why they should be physically active. Discovering which reasons for exercising are associated with high-quality motivation and behavioral regulation is essential to promoting physical activity and weight control that can be sustained over time. This study investigates whether framing physical activity in advertisements featuring distinct types of goals differentially influences body image and behavioral regulations based on self-determination theory among overweight and obese individuals. Using a three-arm randomized trial, overweight and obese women and men (aged 40–60 yr,n=1690) read one of three ads framing physical activity as a way to achieve (1) better health, (2) weight loss, or (3) daily well-being. Framing effects were estimated in an ANOVA model with pairwise comparisons using the Bonferroni correction. This study showed that there are immediate framing effects on physical activity behavioral regulations and body image from reading a one-page advertisement about physical activity and that gender and BMI moderate these effects. Framing physical activity as a way to enhance daily well-being positively influenced participants’ perceptions about the experience of being physically active and enhanced body image among overweight women, but not men. The experiment had less impact among the obese study participants compared to those who were overweight. These findings support a growing body of research suggesting that, compared to weight loss, framing physical activity for daily well-being is a better gain-frame message for overweight women in midlife.

scholarly journals Origins of perceived physical education ability and worth among English adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni Hilland ◽  
Nicola Ridgers ◽  
Gareth Stratton ◽  
Zoe Knowles ◽  
Stuart Fairclough
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Expectancy Value ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Feedback Perceptions

Predisposing factors of perceived physical education (PE) ability and perceived PE worth within the Youth Physical Activity Promotion Model are positively associated with young people’s daily physical activity. The aim of this study was to qualitatively investigate the origins of students’ perceived PE ability (perceived competence and self-esteem) and perceived PE worth (attitude and enjoyment). Fifty-three PE students, aged 12–14 years (mean = 13.18), participated in semi-structured focus group interviews, which were recorded, transcribed and analysed inductively and deductively and represented as pen profiles. Analysis revealed three higher order themes relating to perceived PE ability (external feedback, perceptions of (in)competence and comparison against peers), and three higher order themes underpinning perceived PE worth (PE teachers, expectancy–value relationship and the physical experience of PE). PE should be perceived as interesting, relevant and meaningful by students and provide appropriate opportunities for success so as to influence lifetime physical activity habits.

Feeling refreshed

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Banville ◽  
Pamela Hodges Kulinna ◽  
Ben Dyson ◽  
Michalis Stylianou ◽  
Rachel Colby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Content Knowledge ◽  
Situated Learning ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Student Focus ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to identify students’ perspectives of the role of healthy behaviours in their well-being and school success. Since a number of studies focused on establishing the link between healthy behaviours and learning have relied on quantitative measures, it was deemed important to provide a different perspective on the topic and give students a voice. Participants were 50 Aotearoa/New Zealand nine- and 10-year-old students of various ethnic backgrounds from two elementary schools. Using situated learning theory to determine the impact a school environment that promotes physical activity has on students’ perspectives, four categories were drawn from student focus-group interviews: (1) opportunities to be active, (2) roles of physical activity, (3) students’ misconceptions of health concepts, and (4) students’ support for health education and physical education at their schools. Students in this study were afforded multiple opportunities to be physically active and acknowledged the benefits these bouts of activities gave them while differentiating the types of opportunities and value they gained from them. Within their community of practice, students were sometimes ‘full’ participants as their knowledge was fully constructed, and sometimes ‘peripheral’ participants, needing more time, active engagement and content knowledge to better grasp some concepts. Little health education content knowledge was provided to classroom teachers, which might have caused some of the misconceptions held by students related to the impact of physical activity and nutrition on their brain function.

scholarly journals The Effect of Physical Activity and Gender on Well Being and Body Image of Adolescents

Psychology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 08 (11) ◽  
pp. 1840-1856
Author(s):  
Eleftheria Petrakaki ◽  
Eirini Karakasidou
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Well Being ◽  
And Gender
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