Health-related social control in overweight romantic couples: daily associations with physical activity and affect for targets and agents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical activity is essential for health and wellbeing. However, many individuals fail to reach the recommended levels and obesity rates are increasing. Health-related social control refers to strategies employed by 1 person (agent) to influence another person's (target) health behavior. These strategies can be classified into persuasion (eg, encouraging or motivating) or pressure (eg, nagging or coercing). However, much of the existing research is cross-sectional and mostly focuses on the experiences of the targets.

Purpose

This study investigates how persuasion and pressure within overweight romantic couples relate to outcomes in both agents and targets. Specifically, it examines same-day associations with positive and negative affect, as well as physical activ

SUBMITTER: Kung P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11707529 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature