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ArticleSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2017

A Social Identity Approach to Understanding and Promoting Physical Activity.

Mark Stevens, Tim Rees, Pete Coffee, Niklas K Steffens, S Alexander Haslam, Remco Polman

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Article in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Mark StevensDepartment of Sport and Physical Activity, Faculty of Management, Bournemouth University, Dorset House, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK. mstevens@bournemouth.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7908-3624
Tim ReesDepartment of Sport and Physical Activity, Faculty of Management, Bournemouth University, Dorset House, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK.
Pete CoffeeFaculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
Niklas K SteffensSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, McElwain Building, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
S Alexander HaslamSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, McElwain Building, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
Remco PolmanDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Dorset House, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Against the backdrop of a global physical inactivity crisis, attempts to both understand and positively influence physical activity behaviours are characterized by a focus on individual-level factors (e.g. cognitions, attitudes, motivation). We outline a new perspective, drawn from an emerging body of work exploring the applicability of social identity and self-categorization theories to domains of sport and health, from which to understand and address this pervasive problem. This social identity approach suggests that the groups to which people belong can be, and often are, incorporated into their sense of self and, through this, are powerful determinants of physical activity-related behaviour. We start by reviewing the current state of physical activity research and highlighting the potential for the social identity approach to help understand how social factors influence these behaviours. Next, we outline the theoretical underpinnings of the social identity approach and provide three key examples that speak to the analytical and practical value of the social identity approach in physical activity settings. Specifically, we argue that social identity (1) can be harnessed to promote engagement in physical activity, (2) underpins exercise group behaviour, and (3) underpins effective leadership in exercise settings. We conclude by identifying prospects for a range of theory-informed research developments.

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Attitude to HealthExerciseMotivationMotor ActivitySocial IdentificationHealth PromotionHumansSportsCardiac RehabilitationNordic WalkingPhysical ActivityPhysical Activity BehaviourSocial Identity

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PMID28349449
PMCPMC5603625

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