TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Promoting walking in older adults: perceived neighborhood walkability influences the effectiveness of motivational messages
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Notthoff, Nanna
A1  - Carstensen, Laura L.
SP  - 834
EP  - 843
VL  - 22
IS  - 7
N2  - Positively framed messages seem to promote walking in older adults better than negatively framed messages. This study targeted elderly people in communities unfavorable to walking. Walking was measured with pedometers during baseline (1 week) and intervention (4 weeks). Participants (n = 74) were informed about either the benefits of walking or the negative consequences of not walking. Perceived neighborhood walkability was assessed with a modified version of the Neighborhood Walkability Scale. When perceived walkability was high, positively framed messages were more effective than negatively framed messages in promoting walking; when perceived walkability was low, negatively framed messages were comparably effective to positively framed messages.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105315616470
ID  - ref1
ER  -