Effectiveness of peers in delivering programs or motivating older people to increase their participation in physical activity: Systematic review and meta-analysis     

Elissa Burton  Kaela Farrier  Keith D. Hill  Jim Codde  Phil Airey  Anne-Marie Hill 《Journal of sports sciences》2018,36(6):666-678

The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of peers to deliver programs or encourage older people to be physically active and improve physical outcomes. Peer reviewed articles published in English between January 1976 and June 2016, retrieved from six databases according to the predefined inclusion criteria were included. Where possible results were pooled and meta-analyses conducted. Eighteen articles were included in the review, a total of 3,492 intervention participants, average age 66.5 years and 67.1% were female. Overall, study quality was medium to high. Interventions mainly included resistance, flexibility and cardiovascular training, however there was one aquatic exercise group. Eight studies were delivered by peers and five utilised peer support, which included advice and being positive but was not directly linked to an exercise intervention. While 16 of the 18 studies reported improvement in levels of physical activity and/or noted physical benefits by peer involvement, the meta-analyses findings supported the control groups for the six-minute-walk-test and the timed-up-and-go test. Findings from this review suggest exercise programs involving peers can promote and maintain adherence to exercise programs. However, results were inconclusive as to whether peers have a positive effect on improving older people’s physical function.  相似文献   

Child maltreatment and adult depressive symptoms: Roles of self-compassion and gratitude     

《Child abuse & neglect》2018

Child maltreatment, including abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual) and neglect (physical and emotional), is positively associated with depressive symptoms in adulthood. However, most studies have been conducted within a psychopathological framework and focused on underlying dysfunctional processes (e.g., insecure attachment styles, maladaptive schemas, and negative attribution styles). Protective factors that affect the relationship between child maltreatment and adult depressive symptoms are underexplored. Guided by emotion regulation theory and the perspective of positive psychology, we examined the roles of self-compassion and gratitude as protective factors in the relationship between child maltreatment and adult depressive symptoms in a sample of 358 college students. Results showed that psychological maltreatment (emotional abuse and emotional neglect) was associated with adult depressive symptoms through decreased self-compassion. Neglect (emotional neglect and physical neglect) and sexual abuse were associated with adult depressive symptoms through decreased gratitude. There was no association between physical abuse and depressive symptoms through either self-compassion or gratitude. Our findings suggest that clinical practices focusing on self-compassion and gratitude might help prevent the development of adult depressive symptoms among clients with a history of maltreatment in childhood.  相似文献   

Let's Talk About Sex … Education     

Dawn A. Rowe  James Sinclair  Kara Hirano  Josh Barbour 《American journal of sexuality education》2018,13(2):205-216

An important goal of any sexuality education program is to support youth and young adults to develop a positive self-image and develop competence and confidence in skills needed to express sexuality and develop positive relationships. For youth and young adults with disabilities, sexuality education is offered far less often than for their same aged peers without disabilities. This article describes a three-step process for developing specially designed instruction in sexuality education using principles of instructional design to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities.  相似文献   

Participation in sports in childhood and adolescence and physical activity in adulthood: A systematic review     

Mariana Biagi Batista  Catiana Leila Possamai Romanzini  Cynthia Correa Lopes Barbosa  Gabriela Blasquez Shigaki  Marcelo Romanzini  Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(19):2253-2262

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature to verify the association between participation in sports (PS) in childhood and adolescence and physical activity (PA) in adulthood. A systematic search was conducted in the following databases: Medline (PUBMED), Web of Science, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus, LILACS and SciELO. All steps of the process followed the recommendations of the PRISMA FlowDiagram. After all the steps of the process, 29 articles were included for analysis. In general, only three of the studies analyzed found no relation between PS in childhood and adolescence and PA in adulthood. However, a positive relationship was found to be weak in only 7% of the studies, a moderate relation in 62% of the studies, and a strong relation in 21%. It was found that higher weekly frequencies of PS; persistence of at least three years of PS and, finally, the highest level of practice and/or competition reached were related to higher levels of PA in adulthood. Thus, it can be concluded that there is a positive association considered moderate to strong between PS in childhood and adolescence and PA in adulthood.  相似文献   

Effect of Mastering Swim Skills on Older Adults' Self-Efficacy     

Patricia I. Hogan  James P. Santomier 《Research quarterly for exercise and sport》2013,84(3):294-296

Abstract

Two groups of 23 junior high school boys were tested before and after an eight weeks' progressive resistance training program. The experimental group participated in this program, but the control group took part only in regularly scheduled physical education classes. At the end of the eight weeks, it was found that the experimental group increased their ability to do pull-ups, push-ups, the Harvard Step Test, Dodge run, the Burpee test, and trunk extension and flexion. The control group improved in the Dodge run, the Burpee test, push-ups, and trunk extension. In no case did the improvement of the control group exceed the improvement of the experimental group. The experimental group also increased in anthropometric measurements. Medical examinations indicated that no harmful effects were experienced by either group.  相似文献   

Effects of Proximity on the Choice to Be Physically Active or Sedentary     

Douglas A. Raynor    Leonard H. Epstein 《Research quarterly for exercise and sport》2013,84(1):99-103

The link between physical activity and weight loss has precipitated interest in interventions to foster adherence to exercise. It has been suggested that treatment effects, when significant, should be analyzed to determine theory-based mediators. This research assessed possible mediation of changes in Physical Self-Concept, Exercise Self-Efficacy, Total Mood Disturbance, and Body Areas Satisfaction scores on the relationship between exercise session attendance and participation by obese women in a 6-month treatment based on tenets of social cognitive theory (n = 73) or a control condition (n = 64). Participation in the treatment was associated with significantly greater exercise session attendance and significantly greater improvements in Physical Self-Concept, Exercise Barriers Self-Efficacy, and Body Areas Satisfaction. Overall, changes in the assessed psychological factors demonstrated significant mediation of the association between group membership and exercise session attendance, R² = .23, with only change in Physical Self-Concept scores providing a significant unique contribution. Extensions of this research across different sample types, and with longer durations, were suggested to refine theory and, ultimately, improve exercise adherence treatments.  相似文献   

成人中专素质教育应在教学内容和教学管理上做文章     

霍继锋 《太原大学教育学院学报》2001,(1):90-92

成人教育，必须强调素质教育，要着力于综合素质的培养提高。学生综合素质的提高要从调整课程结构、优化教学内容、改革教学管理入手。  相似文献   

The Influence of Family, Social, and Work Socialization on the Construction of the Professional Identity of Young Adults   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Valérie Cohen-Scali 《Journal of Career Development》2003,29(4):237-249

The article examines the role of social and professional experiences undertaken by young adults in order to construct their Professional Identity. More particularly, two determining dimensions in this identity construction are studied. The first one concerns socialization for work which corresponds to social experience undergone in the family and in education from childhood. The second one concerns socialization by work which corresponds to professional experience undergone by young adults. The latter dimension is studied from a perspective which comprises two methods: direct integration and assisted integration in the world of work. This article ends by pinpointing the most significant characteristics of the contexts and experiences undergone by young adults in the construction of their Professional Identity, and by discussing what measures might be useful to accompany the school to work transition.  相似文献   

成人继续教育可持续发展的必备支撑条件分析     

刘承望 《成人教育》2012,(1):53-54

成人继续教育是终身教育的重要组成部分,成人继续教育与全日制普通教育有着质的差异;成人继续教育必须以交通便捷的办学地点、符合社会需求的课程设置、优质的教学条件和后勤保障、优良的师资和服务等为基础,才能赢得自身的可持续发展。  相似文献   

仪器分析在成人教育中“问题式”教学模式的构建     

孙爱德  杜凤香  徐庆彩 《中国科教创新导刊》2012,(11):81-81

本文主要探讨了＂问题式＂教学模式在成人教育仪器分析教学中的实施和措施,以期在仪器分析教学改革中有新的启示。  相似文献