ABSTRACT

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, older adults may attend a falls prevention program due to social-emotional rather than health-related factors. Within a prospective design, N = 174 participants completed a questionnaire (T1) assessing social identification with the training group, risk perception, outcome expectancies, self-efficacy beliefs, intention, health status and form of housing. At follow-up six month later (T2), n = 125 participants provided information on training attendance. A multiple regression analysis with form of housing as moderator revealed that social identification predicted attendance, but only for those participants living alone (β = .87, p < .001). Health-related predictors were not associated with attendance.

摘要

根据社会情绪选择性理论，由于社会情绪而非健康相关因素，老年人可能会参加跌倒预防计划。在前瞻性设计中，N = 174 名参与者完成了一份问卷 (T1)，评估与培训组的社会认同、风险感知、结果预期、自我效能信念、意图、健康状况和住房形式。在六个月后的随访（T2）中，n = 125 名参与者提供了培训出勤信息。以住房形式作为调节因子的多元回归分析表明，社会认同预测出勤率，但仅适用于那些独居的参与者 (β = .87, p < .001)。与健康相关的预测因素与出勤率无关。