Type of Document Dissertation Author Rahotep, Simone S. Author's Email Address srahotep@gmail.com URN etd-12292008-131407 Title The Relationship Between Intrinsic Motivation, Motivational Interviewing and Physical Activity in an African American Church Population Degree Ph.D. Department Counseling and Psychological Services Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Gregory L. Brack, Ph.D. Committee Chair Catherine Brack, Ph.D. Committee Member Jeffrey S. Ashby, Ph.D. Committee Member Ken Resnicow, Ph.D. Committee Member Roger Weed, Ph.D. Committee Member Keywords
- Church Based
- Motivation
- Health Psychology
- Physical Activity
- Motivational Interviewing
- African American
Date of Defense 2008-12-04 Availability unrestricted Abstract African Americans carry a disproportionate amount of the health burden for chronic disease in the United States (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007). Diabetes, heart disease and cancer, to name a few, are diseases which prematurely capture the lives of African Americans. While chronic, these diseases are preventable with the advent of behavioral change. Physical activity is a primary contributor to longer life expectancy and fewer health concerns (United States Department of Health and Human Services, 1996). While American society, as a whole, struggles to incorporate more physical activity in their lifestyles, African Americans exhibit higher levels of physical inactivity which correlates to higher instances of preventable and chronic health problems in this subgroup of the population. Thus intervention which addresses the specific needs of this community, the mechanisms by which to prompt behavior change and the most effective means to disseminate this information is needed to affect health behavior change in this population. The African American church provides an ideal vehicle by which to diminish these health issues as existing teaching, support and resource mechanisms can be utilized. The current paper explores the relationship between increasing intrinsic motivation through employing motivational interviewing as a strategy to increase physical activity among African Americans church members.Files
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