Routine and feelings of safety, confidence, and well-being

Avni-Babad, Dinah

doi:10.1348/000712610x513617

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“…Community sport activities are usually organized in a safe and trustworthy climate in which participants can be themselves, are allowed to make mistakes, feel accepted for who they are, and are encouraged to take initiative and responsibilityall important conditions for building success experiences. A safe climate in community sport also means that participants know what is expected from them, that they are offered structure and predictability (routine), and that norms and values adhered to in the group are clear [42,43]. In psychologically safe environments, people believe that they will not be punished or thought less of when making a mistake of when asking for help, which fosters the confidence to take the risks associated with learning (i.e.…”

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How community sport programs may improve the health of vulnerable population groups: a program theory

Veken

Lauwerier

Willems

2020

Int J Equity Health

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Background: Groups at risk of exclusion from society appear to have a lower health status and more health-related problems. Prevention efforts in these groups are not always successful, and new ways have to be sought by which health messages can be delivered. Many agree on low-threshold sport activities, also called 'community sports', to be a powerful tool to target socially vulnerable groups. Until now, it has not been investigated how and when such sport initiatives may be able to impact health outcomes in socially vulnerable populations. This study aims at developing a program theory that clarifies the mechanisms and necessary conditions for sport programs to be effective in health promotion. Such a program theory may constitute a backbone for developing health promotion initiatives within a sport for development setting. Methods: We developed a program theory using a realist research design. We build on an extensive data set consisting of the insights of key stakeholders and participants of various community sport organizations at the one hand, and on relevant theoretical frameworks at the other hand. Data were collected through participatory observations of soccer trainings and related group activities, interviews with key stakeholders and participants, document analysis and two focus groups with stakeholders from associated social partnership organizations. Results: The health promoting effect of community sport on socially vulnerable groups seems not to result from an improved physical condition or sport-technical skills as such, but from processes of experiential learning among peers, incremental responsibility-taking and reflexivity. On the condition that participants feel safe, are stimulated to reflect and enabled to become actor of themselves and their situation, these processes are likely to lead to increased self-esteem, self-efficacy and motivation to set and pursue personal (health) goals. The key-influencing factor in these processes is the coach, who therefore needs to be adequately skilled in, for example, social vulnerability, motivational coaching and group dynamics. Conclusions: The program theory developed in this study offers insights in the mechanisms proper to, and necessary conditions for community sport to be a lever for health promotion in socially vulnerable groups. Motivational processes at individual level and group connectivity are at the basis of personal health goal-setting. One of the necessary conditions is that these processes are guided by community sport coaches skilled in the meaning and impact of social exclusion, and capable of connecting with the target group.

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How community sport programs may improve the health of vulnerable population groups: a program theory

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Lauwerier

Willems

2020

Int J Equity Health

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“…In addition, habits influence intentions in less rational ways. For example, the feeling of familiarity with a site is likely to increase users’ liking for it and feelings of safety and privacy when using it (Avni‐Babad, 2011).…”

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Habits and the electronic herd: The psychology behind social media’s successes and failures

Anderson

Wood

2020

Consumer Psychology Review

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If platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are the engines of social media use, what is the gasoline? The answer can be found in the psychological dynamics behind consumer habit formation and performance. In fact, the financial success of different social media sites is closely tied to the daily‐use habits they create among users. We explain how the rewards of social media sites motivate user habit formation, how social media design provides cues that automatically activate habits and nudge continued use, and how strong habits hinder quitting social media. Demonstrating that use habits are tied to cues, we report a novel test of a 2008 change in Facebook design, showing that it impeded posting only of frequent, habitual users, suggesting that the change disrupted habit automaticity. Finally, we offer predictions about the future of social media sites, highlighting the features most likely to promote user habits.

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“…Volitional inferences about habit may furthermore contribute to well-being. For example, repeated behaviors, such as students’ choice of the same seat in a classroom, heightened their feelings of comfort, confidence, and control, despite the fact that these choices initially might have been largely random (Avni-Babad, 2011). In addition, Heintzelman and King (2014) argued that habit performance promotes coherence or comprehensibility of experiences, and thereby enhances meaning in life.…”

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Habit in Personality and Social Psychology

Wood

2017

Pers Soc Psychol Rev

222

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Habits are largely absent from modern social and personality psychology. This is due to outdated perspectives that placed habits in conflict with goals. In modern theorizing, habits are represented in memory as implicit context-response associations, and they guide responding in conjunction with goals. Habits thus have important implications for our field. Emerging research shows that habits are an important mechanism by which people self-regulate and achieve long-term goals. Also, habits change through specific interventions, such as changes in context cues. I speculate that understanding of habits also holds promise for reducing intergroup discrimination and for understanding lay theories of the causes for action. In short, by recognizing habit, the field gains understanding of a central mechanism by which actions persist in daily life.

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Routine and feelings of safety, confidence, and well-being

Cited by 38 publications

References 55 publications

How community sport programs may improve the health of vulnerable population groups: a program theory

How community sport programs may improve the health of vulnerable population groups: a program theory

Habits and the electronic herd: The psychology behind social media’s successes and failures

Habit in Personality and Social Psychology

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