The Role of Positive Emotion and Ego-Resilience in Determining Men’s Physical Activity Following a Workplace Health Intervention
Men are a hard-to-reach group in the promotion of modifiable behaviors such as physical activity. Examining the individual differences among men that might predict positive behavior changes could support customization of health promotion programs. This study examined the role of emotional outlook, p...
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| author | Cherisse L. Seaton PhD Joan L. Bottorff PhD, RN, FCAHS, FAAN Margaret Jones-Bricker MBA Sonia Lamont MBA |
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| description | Men are a hard-to-reach group in the promotion of modifiable behaviors such as physical activity. Examining the individual differences among men that might predict positive behavior changes could support customization of health promotion programs. This study examined the role of emotional outlook, positive emotion, and ego-resilience in determining men’s physical activity and health-related quality of life following implementation of a gender-sensitive workplace health intervention. Using a pre–post within-subjects design, computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) was used to collect measures of emotion and ego-resilience along with physical activity and health-related quality of life (using the 12-item short form [SF-12]) at baseline ( n = 139) and after 6 months ( n = 80) from adult men ( M age = 43.7, SD = 12.5). Baseline emotional outlook and ego-resilience were both positively related to increased physical activity at follow-up among men. Emotional outlook and positive emotion were positively related to ego-resilience, and ego-resilience mediated the relationship between these and the physical component of health-related quality of life. Workplace health interventions that incorporate the promotion of personal resources hold potential for greater impacts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f57f72a4fdad421fb3a5547faf65b7262022-12-22T01:23:51ZengSAGE PublishingAmerican Journal of Men's Health1557-98831557-98912018-11-011210.1177/1557988318803744The Role of Positive Emotion and Ego-Resilience in Determining Men’s Physical Activity Following a Workplace Health InterventionCherisse L. Seaton PhD0Joan L. Bottorff PhD, RN, FCAHS, FAAN1Margaret Jones-Bricker MBA2Sonia Lamont MBA3Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, CanadaInstitute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention and School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Development, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, CanadaCanadian Cancer Society, BC and Yukon Division, Prince George, BC, CanadaNote: This author is no longer affiliated with the BC Cancer Agency, but this was her affiliation when this research was completedMen are a hard-to-reach group in the promotion of modifiable behaviors such as physical activity. Examining the individual differences among men that might predict positive behavior changes could support customization of health promotion programs. This study examined the role of emotional outlook, positive emotion, and ego-resilience in determining men’s physical activity and health-related quality of life following implementation of a gender-sensitive workplace health intervention. Using a pre–post within-subjects design, computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) was used to collect measures of emotion and ego-resilience along with physical activity and health-related quality of life (using the 12-item short form [SF-12]) at baseline ( n = 139) and after 6 months ( n = 80) from adult men ( M age = 43.7, SD = 12.5). Baseline emotional outlook and ego-resilience were both positively related to increased physical activity at follow-up among men. Emotional outlook and positive emotion were positively related to ego-resilience, and ego-resilience mediated the relationship between these and the physical component of health-related quality of life. Workplace health interventions that incorporate the promotion of personal resources hold potential for greater impacts.https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988318803744 |
| spellingShingle | Cherisse L. Seaton PhD Joan L. Bottorff PhD, RN, FCAHS, FAAN Margaret Jones-Bricker MBA Sonia Lamont MBA The Role of Positive Emotion and Ego-Resilience in Determining Men’s Physical Activity Following a Workplace Health Intervention American Journal of Men's Health |
| title | The Role of Positive Emotion and Ego-Resilience in Determining Men’s Physical Activity Following a Workplace Health Intervention |
| title_full | The Role of Positive Emotion and Ego-Resilience in Determining Men’s Physical Activity Following a Workplace Health Intervention |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Positive Emotion and Ego-Resilience in Determining Men’s Physical Activity Following a Workplace Health Intervention |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Positive Emotion and Ego-Resilience in Determining Men’s Physical Activity Following a Workplace Health Intervention |
| title_short | The Role of Positive Emotion and Ego-Resilience in Determining Men’s Physical Activity Following a Workplace Health Intervention |
| title_sort | role of positive emotion and ego resilience in determining men s physical activity following a workplace health intervention |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988318803744 |
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