Addendum
1. Adherence and well-being among obese exercise prescription referrals
Edmunds, J. K.∗, Ntoumanis, N., & Duda, L. D.; ∗Coventry University, UK
Objectives Using Self-Determination Theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985), this study examined differences in autonomy support, psychological need satisfaction, motivational regulations, exercise-related outcomes, and general well-being, between obese individuals demonstrating greater adherence to an exercise prescription, and those adhering less. Moreover, the variables predicting each construct were explored.
Methods Forty-nine obese individuals (M age = 44.98, SD = 14.61, 84% female) completed relevant questionnaire measures at baseline, 1 month into, and at the end of a 3 month exercise prescription. Prescription adherence was also assessed.
Results Individuals demonstrating greater adherence reported more exercise self-efficacy and less negative affect at 3 months, as well as an increase in relatedness over time. Autonomy support and need satisfaction predicted autonomous regulation. Collectively, these predicted adaptive exercise and well-being outcomes.
Conclusions Exercise prescription schemes may benefit from adopting SDT perspective.
2. Post-partum depression: The key role of support from the grandmother
Faustino, R. P.∗, Moreira, J. M., & Justo, J. M.; ∗Independent University Lisbon, Portugal
Objectives We sought to study how personality factors (PF), perceived social support (SS), quality of relationships, and perceived stress predict post-partum depression (PPD).
Methods Data were collected from 117 pregnant women at (a) 7th–9th month of pregnancy, (b) 2–3 weeks post-delivery and, (c) 1½–2 months post-delivery.
Results Regression analyses show that PPD is mainly influenced by SS, especially support from the grandmother post-delivery. The effect of PF is not significant after controlling for pre-delivery depression. Delivery is accompanied by an increase in grandmother's and a decrease in partner's importance.
Conclusions Special attention should be paid to the grandmother–mother relationship in dealing with PPD, and to factors modulating the partner's importance in this period.
3. Health-promoting lifestyles and health perception of the middle-age women
Lee, B. S.∗, Kim, T. K., & Tak, Y. R.; ∗Hanyang University, Republic of Korea
Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate health-promoting lifestyles and health perception and to examine the relationship between lifestyle profiles and perception of health of middle-aged women in Korea.
Methods The subjects were 84 middle-aged women living in urban area in Korea. The health-promoting lifestyle profile by Walker (1987), with higher scores indicating a higher health-promoting level of behavior and the Health Perception Scale by Ware (1979) were used.
Results The health perception was significantly associated with status of marriage (p = 0.001), income (p = 0.028), and education level (p = 0.029). The health promoting lifestyle profile was significantly associated with religion (p = 0.037), education level (p = 0.004), and exercise (p = 0.049). The relationship between health perception and health-promoting lifestyle profile is positively correlated (r = 0.500, p = 0.000).
Conclusions The health perception was positively correlated with health-promoting lifestyle profile of middle-aged women in Korea. To promote health in the middle-aged women, implications of health assessments that include the person's general perception of health and lifestyle patterns will be discussed.
Errata Authorship
1. How to CREATE interventions: A comprehensive checklist to guide the development of interventions (p. 37)
Davies, A.∗, Panzer, M.∗∗, Alexandrova, A., Barker, M., Bellardita, L., Boehmer, S., Broadbent, E., Chan, C., Cousins, G., Crockett, R., Darker, C., Dekker, J., Donnellan, C., Edmunds, J., Ehrhard, K., Geisler, F. C. M., Grogan, K., Harakeh, Z., Humphrey, K., Ivers, M., Lemmens, K., Loft, P., Mahler, C., Main, J., Massey, E., McAteer, J., McGowan, L., Mevissen, F., Molloy, G., Neipp, M. C., Oeberst, A., Phelps, C., Renz, A., Scholz, U., Schuez, B., Scott, S., Siemonsma, P., Spivak, Y., van De Ven, M., van Korlaar, I., Vogt, F., Vollmann, M., Wiedemann, A. U., Winter, J., Wittingham, J., Ziegelmann, J. P., Zinken, K., & the CREATE 2005 workshop facilitators; ∗University College London, UK; ∗∗International University Bremen, Germany
Objectives To develop and present a theory-based checklist to guide intervention design, implementation, and evaluation.
Method During last year's CREATE-workshop, guidelines for the design of interventions (MRC-framework, the Intervention Mapping protocol, etc.) and intervention studies have been critically evaluated.
Results The “Intervention Check List” (ICL) was developed, incorporating previous guidelines and additionally differentiating between the applied testing and problem-specific application of theories. A web-based format was chosen to provide a simple structure to which detailed descriptions, concrete techniques to achieve objectives, and references are linked.
Conclusion The ICL represents a comprehensive and user-friendly tool to assist in future intervention research.
2. Evidence for optimism for severity in addition to likelihood for negative health outcomes (p. 67)
Hevey, D.,∗ Colley, R. M., & French, D. P.; ∗Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Objectives To investigate whether people are optimistic about the anticipated severity (i.e., events less severe for self than for typical other) of negative health outcomes, in addition to being optimistic about likelihood of those outcomes.
Method 200 participants completed rating scales (including comparative likelihood and comparative severity) for nine negative health outcomes.
Results Participants demonstrated significant (p < 0.001) levels of comparative optimism for both perceived likelihood and severity of health outcomes. Comparative optimism concerning severity was very strongly associated with perceived likelihood (r = 0.89).
Conclusions Optimistic about severity as well as likelihood of negative events: this has implications for motivated versus nonmotivated explanations of optimism.
3. Psychological impact and adjustment to pregnancy after a HIV diagnosis: An exploratory study (p. 119)
Pereira, M.∗, Canavarro, M. C., & Araujo Pedrosa, A.; ∗University Hospital Coimbra, Portugal
Objectives To compare women diagnosed of HIV infection during prenatal routine from those who get pregnant knowing their HIV status, in terms of indicators of adjustment to pregnancy (stress, psychopathology, emotional reactivity).
Method Twenty HIV-positive women were assessed in two moments: after diagnosis and 3 days after child birth. Data were obtained using a semi-structured interview and self-response questionnaires.
Results Women diagnosed of HIV during the actual pregnancy report more negative emotions and psychopathological symptoms than pregnant women with prior knowledge of HIV infection.
Conclusion Findings reinforce the importance of childbearing plans routinely discussed with infected women prior to pregnancy, and development of specific psychological interventions in this particular setting.