TY - JOUR
T1 - Social support for and through exercise and sport in a sample of men with serious mental illness
AU - Carless, David
AU - Douglas, Kitrina
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Social support is important for people experiencing serious mental illness and is also important during the initiation and maintenance of exercise. In this article we draw on interpretive research into the experiences of 11 men with serious mental illness to explore four dimensions of social support both for and through exercise. Our findings suggest that informational, tangible, esteem, and emotional support were both provided for and given by participants through exercise. We conclude that experiences of both receiving and giving diverse forms of support in this way are significant for some people living with and recovering from serious mental illness.
AB - Social support is important for people experiencing serious mental illness and is also important during the initiation and maintenance of exercise. In this article we draw on interpretive research into the experiences of 11 men with serious mental illness to explore four dimensions of social support both for and through exercise. Our findings suggest that informational, tangible, esteem, and emotional support were both provided for and given by participants through exercise. We conclude that experiences of both receiving and giving diverse forms of support in this way are significant for some people living with and recovering from serious mental illness.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-55349126436&partnerID=MN8TOARS
U2 - 10.1080/01612840802370640
DO - 10.1080/01612840802370640
M3 - Article
SN - 0161-2840
VL - 29
SP - 1179
EP - 1199
JO - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
JF - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
IS - 11
ER -
