Health behavior change and relationships – can we support our partner?

Our relationships hinder or support behavior change.

Not Feeling Healthy and Fit?

Look @ Your Partner

There is a Strong and Consistent Link Between

Marriage & Physical Health

In marriage (or long-term relationship for that matter) health and health behavior can be positively influenced in two ways:

promote health-enhancing behaviors & inhibit health-compromising behaviors

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Spouses affect health behaviors either via:

social support (help spouse achieve or maintain health by offering emotional and instrumental support)

or

social control (deliberately influence partner’s health behavior)

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