Empowerment, Identification, Leadership
Conditions
Keywords
5RS, group identification, social identification, peer leadership, identity leadership, elderly, physical activity, well-being, cohesion, walking group
Brief summary
To test the efficacy of the 5R Shared Leadership program in older adults on participants' identification with their walking group, group cohesion, walking activity, and well-being, compared to a regular group walking program, the investigators conducted a cluster randomised trial.
Detailed description
All walking groups participated in a 12-week structured group walking program. Half of these walking groups were randomly assigned to the intervention condition and received additionally the 5R Shared Leadership Program
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL5R Shared Leadership Program
The manualised 5RS program aims to develop the leadership qualities of peer leaders by teaching them how to create, embody, advance, and embed a collective sense of 'us' in their teams. More specifically, 5RS consists of two key components that involve (1) implementing a structure of shared leadership, and (2) strengthening the identity leadership skills of the appointed peer leaders (Fransen et al., 2020). Fransen, K., Haslam, S. A., Steffens, N. K., Mallett, C. J., Peters, K., Mertens, N., & Boen, F. (2020). All for us and us for all: Introducing the 5R Shared Leadership Program. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 51, 101762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101762 Haslam, S. A., Steffens, N. K., Peters, K., Boyce, R. A., Mallett, C. J., & Fransen, K. (2017). A social identity approach to leadership development: The 5R program. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 16(3), 113-124. https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000176
BEHAVIORAL12-week structured walking program
Participants engaged in an evidence-based 12-week structured walking program, which aimed to enhance participants' physical activity and aerobic fitness levels based on personalised walking schedules and weekly group walks organised by the community-based meeting points.
Sponsors
KU Leuven
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Clustered randomised controlled trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
55 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Being part of a community-based OKRA SPORT+ meeting point that engages in the 12-week walking program
Exclusion criteria
* n/a
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Identity leadership | 12 weeks | 4-item Identity Leadership Inventory-Short Form |
| Group identification scale | 12 weeks | To assess participants' identification with their walking group, the investigators use the 4-item group identification measure (e.g., I am glad to be a member of this walking group.), as suggested by Doosje et al. (1995). The cognitive, evaluative, and affective aspects of identification are evaluated on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Doosje B, Ellemers N, Spears R. Perceived intragroup variability as a function of group status and identification. J Exp Soc Psychol. 1995;31(5):410-36. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Group cohesion | 12 weeks | Group Environment Questionnaire - A higher score corresponds with a higher group cohesion |
| Well-being | 12 weeks | Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale. It comprises 14 positively phrased items (e.g., I've been feeling good about myself) rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (none of the time) to 5 (all of the time). A higher score corresponds with a higher well-being |
| Walking activity | 12 weeks | International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed