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3101.8 Physical activity and the social identities of 25-45 year-old women, Tony Morris, Erin
Pearson, Terence Seedsman, CRESS, Victoria University, Australia
Interventions to increase physical activity in sedentary people by creating an exercise personal
identity often fail in people like 25-45 year-old women, who have powerful social identities (e.g.,
wife/mother, worker). People can increase exercise motivation by appreciating the relevance of
exercise to their primary social identities, rather than trying to add new personal identities. This
study examined the social identities of 450 women aged 25-45 years, using survey techniques. We
report the results and discuss how understanding central aspects of key social identities, will help
us to develop effective interventions, emphasising the role of exercise within those social
identities.
3102 ORAL
Health psychology
Chair: Long Chen, China
3102.1 An investigation of stress and mood state of employees in state-owned enterprise, Xian
Wang 1 , Long Chen 1 , Hua Pei 2 , Fengge Zhang 2 , 1 Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, China, 2 Kailuan Group Corp., China
The investigation focused on the employees’ stress and their mood states in state-owned enterprise
in China. A random stratified sample of 4745 employees from a state-owned enterprise
accomplished a self-developed Social Stressor Questionnaire and the Brief Profile of Mood States.
ANOVA and correlation analysis were conducted. Administrators' total score of stress was
obviously higher than general employees and laid-offs. Employees of different position had
different scores in every dimension of mood states. Total score of stress was correlated
significantly with total mood disturbance.
3102.2 A study on relationship among coping, personality, and stress, Xuan Ma 1 , Long Chen 1 ,
Hua Pei 2 , Fengge Zhang 2 , 1 Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China,
2
Kailuan Group Corp., China
Studied the correlation among coping styles, personality traits, and stress levels. 4 745 employees
sampled evaluated their stress levels, personality traits and coping styles with a self-developed
Social Stressor Questionnaire, NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) and Trait Coping Style
Questionnaire (TCSQ). NC was correlated positively with neuroticism (N), and was correlated
negatively with extraversion (E) and conscientiousness (C). PC was negatively correlated with N,
and was positively correlated with E, C, and agreeableness (A). The main factors correlated with
stress are NC, N, C, E, PC and A. Coping styles were influenced by the differences of gender, age
and education level.
3102.3 A survey of personality, stress and mental health among coal miners, Yanbo Sui 1 , Long
Chen 1 , Hua Pei 2 , 1 Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 2 Kailuan Group
Corp., China
To survey the status of personality traits, the extent of stress and mental health of coal miners. 1
454 workers (844 coal miners and 610 ordinary workers) were polled to complete the
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