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. 2014 Jun 27;4(4):346–354. doi: 10.1007/s13142-014-0269-9

Table 1.

Facebook interaction coding definitions

Code Definition
Companionship social support Partnership assistance that suggests “we participate together”
Esteem social support Esteem information provision that suggests “you are good”
Informational social support Knowledge assistance that suggests “you should know”
Encouragement social support Encouragement information that suggests “you should start or continue exercise activities”
Modeling Descriptions of performed exercise
Exercise support request Requests for exercise-related support
Exercise endorsement Endorsement of specific exercise types
Exercise barriers Information about barriers to participating in exercise
Exercise facilitators Information about facilitators to participating in exercise
Positive exercise consequences Descriptions of the positive consequences of exercise
Negative exercise consequences Descriptions of the negative consequences of exercise
Exercise failure Descriptions of failing to exercise
Exercise success Descriptions of successfully exercising
Exercise motivation Descriptions of motivations to exercise
Sedentary relapse Descriptions of starting exercise after a period of inactivity