@article{fe7cca5f9e3946809d3561804b8ac980,
title = "Interpersonal Processes of Couples{\textquoteright} Daily Support for Goal Pursuit: The Example of Physical Activity",
abstract = "Little is known about how couples{\textquoteright} social support facilitates the pursuit of important goals in daily life. Using an interpersonal perspective, we examined the effects of support provision and receipt on same-day physical activity, and studied the role of partners{\textquoteright} joint engagement in activities. One hundred nineteen heterosexual couples reported on target persons{\textquoteright} received and partners{\textquoteright} provided support across 28 diary days, yielding 2,854 valid days. A dyadic report on couples{\textquoteright} joint engagement was obtained from a subset of 88 couples. Target persons{\textquoteright} daily activity was objectively assessed via accelerometers. On days with high versus low levels of provided support, target persons{\textquoteright} activity was 25 min higher. Support receipt mediated 20% of this effect. Joint engagement accounted for around half of the effects of provided and received support. Support provision is uniquely linked to goal implementation in everyday life. Joint engagement in activities may be one explanation for how support is facilitated.",
keywords = "daily diary, goal pursuit, physical activity, romantic relationships, social support",
author = "Corina Berli and Niall Bolger and Shrout, {Patrick E.} and Gertraud Stadler and Urte Scholz",
note = "Funding Information: This study was a secondary analysis of data collected as part of a single-blind randomized controlled trial (ISRCTN15705531) to promote physical activity in overweight and obese individuals (DYACTIC; for detailed information please see Scholz & Berli, 2014). In brief, the intervention consisted of (a) an information leaflet with recommendations on health-enhancing physical activity for all participants, (b) the target person setting specific behavioral goals to achieve the recommended physical activity level, and (c) the target person receiving 10 action control text messages delivered in everyday life. Participants of the control group only received the information leaflet and text messages with a reminder to fill in the end-of-day diary. Compared to target persons of the control group, target persons of the intervention group showed higher achievement of recommended daily activity levels (≥30 min of moderate activity performed in bouts of at least 10 min; (Berli, Stadler, Inauen, & Scholz, 2016). The study was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (PP00P1_133632/1) and approved by the review board of the University of Bern, Switzerland. Below is a concise description of the procedures and measures uniquely relevant for the present article. Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This project (PP00P1_133632/1) and the first author (P2BEP1_158975) were funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.",
year = "2018",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1177/0146167217739264",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "44",
pages = "332--344",
journal = "Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin",
issn = "0146-1672",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "3",
}