Exploring Physical Activity Among Community Residents: Combining the Integrated Behavioral Model and Social Network Analysis.

IF 1.3 4区医学 Q3 FAMILY STUDIES

Family & Community Health Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-12 DOI:10.1097/FCH.0000000000000440

Megan S Patterson, Tyler Prochnow, Allison N Francis, Christina Amo

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Abstract

Purpose: Combining the Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM) and Social Network Analysis (SNA), this study explored individual and interpersonal-level factors related to adults meeting physical activity (PA) recommendations.

Methods: 250 adults (66.8% women, 70.1% non-Hispanic white, age = 38.65 ± 12.93) recruited through local events and social media completed online surveys. Logistic regression analysis assessed factors related to meeting PA recommendations, including demographic characteristics, barriers to PA, injunctive norms, perceived behavioral control, intention, and descriptive norms measured via SNA.

Results: 40.6% (n = 99) of participants met minimum PA recommendations. Higher perceived behavioral control (OR = 1.47, P < .001), intention (OR = 1.16, P = .01), having more female network members (OR = 1.02, P = .04) and more network members who were active with the participant (OR = 1.03, P < .001) were associated with increased odds of meeting PA recommendations. Network density scores (OR = .04, P < .01), decreased the odds of meeting PA recommendations.

Conclusions: Our findings highlight the importance of a person's immediate social context, more so than global social norms, on their PA behavior. In addition to increasing individual-level perceived behavioral control and intentions, efforts aimed at promoting PA should focus on leveraging aspects of social networks that translate to direct social influence on individual behavior. This study affirms SNA as a useful way to assess descriptive norms defined in the IBM.

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社区居民体育活动研究：结合综合行为模型和社会网络分析。

目的：结合综合行为模型（IBM）和社会网络分析（SNA），探讨成人满足身体活动（PA）建议的个人和人际层面的相关因素。方法：通过当地活动和社交媒体招募250名成年人完成在线调查，其中女性占66.8%，非西班牙裔白人占70.1%，年龄= 38.65±12.93。Logistic回归分析评估了与满足PA建议相关的因素，包括人口统计学特征、PA障碍、禁令规范、感知行为控制、意图和通过SNA测量的描述性规范。结果：40.6% （n = 99）的参与者达到最低PA推荐值。结论：我们的研究结果强调了一个人的即时社会环境对其PA行为的重要性，而不是全球社会规范。除了增加个人层面的感知行为控制和意图外，旨在促进PA的努力应侧重于利用社会网络的各个方面，这些方面可转化为对个人行为的直接社会影响。本研究确认SNA是评估IBM中定义的描述性规范的有用方法。

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期刊介绍： Family & Community Health is a practical quarterly which presents creative, multidisciplinary perspectives and approaches for effective public and community health programs. Each issue focuses on a single timely topic and addresses issues of concern to a wide variety of population groups with diverse ethnic backgrounds, including children and the elderly, men and women, and rural and urban communities.