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Investigating the Associations among Drug Dependents’ Family Function and Exercise Attitudes: Marital Status Differences

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  • Jianing Liu

    (School of Leisure, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China)

  • Daniel J. McDonough

    (School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA)

  • Yingying Wang

    (School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China)

  • Yu Zhou

    (School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China)

  • Zan Gao

    (School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA)

  • Chenglin Zhou

    (School of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China)

Abstract

This paper examines: (1) The demographic characteristics of different marital statuses of drug dependents; (2) differences in exercise attitudes and family function by marital status; and (3) if family function factors correlated with exercise attitudes and if exercise attitude factors correlated with family function. Multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVAs) revealed significant differences in drug dependents’ exercise attitudes between married and single groups ( p < 0.05) and the married and “other” groups ( p < 0.01). Furthermore, we observed significant differences in drug dependents’ family function between married and single groups ( p < 0.01) and married and other groups ( p < 0.05). Regression analyses indicated that communication [F change (1,1791) = 137.819; p < 0.001] was a significant positive predictor for drug dependents’ exercise attitude, accounting for 7.1% of the observed variance. Moreover, 50% of the variance was explained by willingness [F change (1,1791) = 850.49, p < 0.001] and control [F change (1,1790) = 141.415, p < 0.001], which were two significant predictors of drug dependents’ family function. Findings of this study were: (1) Exercise attitude and family function of married drug dependents were better than single drug dependents and other marital status addicts; (2) communication was observed as a factor of family function that correlated with exercise attitude; and (3) willingness was related with family function.

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  • Jianing Liu & Daniel J. McDonough & Yingying Wang & Yu Zhou & Zan Gao & Chenglin Zhou, 2020. "Investigating the Associations among Drug Dependents’ Family Function and Exercise Attitudes: Marital Status Differences," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-10, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:21:p:8111-:d:439454
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    1. Beaulieu, Michalle A. & Jason, Leonard A., 1988. "A drug abuse prevention program aimed at teaching seventh grade students problem-solving strategies," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 10(2), pages 131-149.
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