Exploring the role of social support and social media for lifestyle interventions to prevent weight gain with young adults: Focus group findings.

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics : the Official Journal of the British Dietetic Association
M Allman-Farinelli, M Nour

Abstract

Young adults gain more weight annually than other adults and may be destined for future obesity. Effective interventions are needed, and social support may be a key element for success. The present study explores how best to leverage social media to support young adults with their health goals in a healthy lifestyle programme. Young adults aged 18-25 years were recruited from the community to a series of four focus groups led by an experienced facilitator who used a discussion guide developed a priori. The discussion explored their opinions regarding which social media platforms were appropriate for providing social support, the types of support that were relevant (family and friends versus strangers) and factors that would encourage peer-to-peer communication in a healthy lifestyle intervention. Sessions were audio-taped, transcribed and analysed using the qualitative software, nvivo, version 11 (QSR International Pty Ltd., Melbourne, VIC, Australia). Themes were generated using an inductive approach informed by the Theory of Social Identity and Social Influence Model of Consumer Participation. Thirty-three people (12 male) participated. Facebook was the most popular platform for facilitating social support as a result of its ...Continue Reading

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