The Moderating Effects of Social Support and Stress on Physical Activity in African American Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

African American women participate in less physical activity (PA), have higher rates of chronic disease, and report higher perceived stress relative to other race and sex demographic groups.

Purpose

Based on the stress-buffering hypothesis, this study tested the hypothesis that social support would buffer the negative effects of perceived stress on moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) under high, but not low, perceived stress.

Methods

Participants were 143 African American women (mean [M] age = 43.94, standard deviation [SD] = 8.62; M body mass index = 37.94, SD = 8.11) enrolled in the Families Improving Together (FIT) for Weight Loss Trial. Average daily minutes of MVPA were obtained via 7 day accelerometer estimates at baseline and 8 and 16 weeks.

Results

SUBMITTER: Brown A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8025077 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature