Social correlates
Social support appears to be associated with physical activity in adults and youth. Trost et al.’s 2002) review suggested that social support from friends/peers and family/spouse was particularly important. In addition, the influence of one’s GP(family physician) plays a role, particularly for adults, as may the leader of group exercise sessions. The ‘motivational climate’created by such a leader may be vital in determining whether people return for future sessions(Ntoumanis and Biddle 1999). Evidence suggests that the most positive climate will be whenthe exercise leader encourages cooperation and rewards effort over comparative performance.Social correlates are covered in Chapter 7