Table 3.
Description of intervention participant Facebook communications
| INSHAPE Facebook group | Non-INSHAPE Facebook group | Total | Example | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Type | |||||||
| Companionship support | 23 | 21.9 | 37 | 37.0 | 60 | 29.3 | “Sounds great guys, let’s meet up for Zumba next Tuesday a little before 5 outside the SRC?)” |
| Esteem support | 4 | 3.8 | 8 | 8.0 | 12 | 5.9 | “woman! you’re like on a fitness steroid or something…” |
| Informational support | 36 | 34.3 | 8 | 8.0 | 44 | 21.5 | “You should try something less intense, as [Name] suggested. Try taking a yoga class, or pick up a yoga dvd to use in your room. I found one at Target for less than $10!” |
| Encouragement | 4 | 3.8 | 15 | 15.0 | 19 | 9.3 | “have fun walking in this amazing weather” |
| Modeling | 38 | 36.2 | 32 | 32.0 | 70 | 34.1 | “I went for a walk with my mom and sister on Sunday. We ended up walking almost 5 miles! It was so fun and we didn’t even realize we had walked that much!” |
| Total | 105 | 100 | 205 | ||||