Module 9 (Post Midterm 2) Flashcards
Family is historically linked
Directly to marriage
-legally recognized social contract between 2 people
Traditional Family:
Wife is stay at home
Husband, two children, maybe a pet
New Family
Both parents work, or single parents, divorced parents= coparent, etc
Family=
Socially recognized group joined by blood relations (siblings), marriage, co-habitation, or adoption that forms an emotional connection
Family of Orientation
Family into which one is born or adopted into
Family of Procreation
Family formed through marriage
-most basic social unit upon which society is built
What is a primary unit for socializing children?
Interact with family more often than others
-learn norms on how to think, feel, and/ or behave
What is a primary source of social support?
-reduced stress in times of crisis
Family provides a social identity how
-born or adopted into a family that impacts life choices
-based on social determinant, such as race and social class
Parent modelling
Family is one of the most important influences
-children share the same health habits as parents
Parents participate= children has more likely chance of participating
Kids of active moms:
2X as likely to be active
Kids of Active Dads
3.5X as likely to be active
Kids of 2 active parents:
6X as likely to be active
Boys are more or less likely to be active than females
More likely than females
-with parents who are active
A child’s perception of competence is
Critical to developing a strong attraction to PA
-increasing self efficacy that one can be good at anything increases PA
Gender Typing
Parents who stick with gender based norms of “appropriate” types of PA for their kids
-boys receive more support, with girls less
-causes more competence in boys and less in girls
Emotional Support
Parents being available to talk about fears, worries, problems
-help the child feel understood and accepted
-empathy, love, trust, caring
Instrumental Support
Parents being available to provide actual/ tangible assistance to child
-equipment and transportation
Informational Support
Parents being available to provide advice, suggestions, and useful info about relevant resources and courses of action
Companionship Support
Parents being available for companionship when doing various kinds of liesure time activity including PA
-co-physical activity
Parents can become
Too emotionally involved
-end up damaging relationships in the family
Sometimes parents attention depends on the child
Playing sports and being good
-some drop out due to parental pressure
By young adulthood, parents focus on children’s PA:
Significantly declines
In the teenage years, there is
-increased conflict with parents and decreased family interactions
-searching for self identity
-experimentation with health risk behaviours
-peers become more influential
Influences of peer groups: Share common…
Interests
-viewed as being very important in their lives
Influences of peer groups: Provide…
Guidelines/ norms on how to participate in these important parts of life
Influences of peer groups: Since peer groups are voluntary…
They hold the threat of expulsion
-if you are deviant from the group, can be expelled/ thrown out/ shunned
Social Control
Interactions that influence and regulate health behaviours
Direct: requests, reminder, threats, rewards
Indirect: obligation (pressure) due to significant others who encourage behaviour
Couples tend to have
Very similar health habits and behaviours
-team based approaches to increasing PA levels are successful
Evidence behind social control and spouses showed
Targeting partners, spouses, and SOs to increase PA will increase effectiveness of interventions and should be considered an option
Effective Family PA Interventions
-tailored to the family: EQUITY
-take into account racial and ethnic backgrounds, individual and collective motivations and schedules
Educational material is very important for PA when
The family lacks info about PA as a whole
-but Childs interest, mutual appealing PAs, and current level os skills and fitness also matter
