The role of motives in exercise participation†

Ingledew, David K.; Markland, David

doi:10.1080/08870440701405704

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“…These correlations show that people with different personalities have distinct considerations when it comes to exercising. This is consistent with Ingledew and Markland [22], where they found that different personalities have distinct motivations for change in exercise participation, for instance, Openness positively correlated with a health/fitness motivation. These studies indicate that people with different personalities should be motivated in different ways to participate in exercise and encourage personality-tailored interventions for physical activity (e.g., [43,44]).…”

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confidence: 79%

A word of advice: how to tailor motivational text messages based on behavior change theory to personality and gender

Vries

Truong

Zaga

et al. 2017

Pers Ubiquit Comput

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Developing systems that motivate people to change their behaviors, such as an exercise application for the smartphone, is challenging. One solution is to implement motivational strategies from existing behavior change theory and tailor these strategies to preferences based on personal characteristics, like personality and gender. We operationalized strategies by collecting representative motivational text messages and aligning the messages to ten theory-based behavior change strategies. We conducted an online survey with 350 participants, where the participants rated 50 of our text messages (each aligned to one of the ten strategies) on how motivating they found them. Results show that differences in personality and gender relate to significant differences in the evaluations of nine out of ten strategies. Eight out of ten strategies were perceived as either more or less motivating in relation to scores on the personality traits Openness, Extraversion, and Agreeableness. Four strategies were perceived as more motivating by men than by women. These findings show that personality and gender influence how motivational strategies are perceived. We conclude that our theory-based behavior change strategies can be more motivating by tailoring them to personality and gender of users of behavior change systems.

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A word of advice: how to tailor motivational text messages based on behavior change theory to personality and gender

Vries

Truong

Zaga

et al. 2017

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“…Athletes reported strong outcome expectancies relevant to health, fitness, and body image; which supports previous physical activity maintenance research among adult office workers [80] and adult women [81]. The current study is among the first to specifically target college-aged athletes' physical activity maintenance.…”

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Identifying and Measuring Multilevel Influences on College-Aged Athletes’ Multiple Health Behavior: A Pilot Study

Geller¹,

Herbert²

2014

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The current study gathered preliminary data relative to the influences on intercollegiate athletes' multiple health behavior. A secondary objective was to inform future measurement of identified factors. A sample of 20 intercollegiate athletes participated in an open-ended survey, followed by a corresponding focus groups (≈90-minute). Qualitative data were gathered relative to the factors impacting athletes' excessive alcohol intake, fruit and vegetable consumption (FVC), and maintenance of physical activity after college. In general, participating athletes reported influences within their social and physical environments (friends, bar accessibility, etc.) as the leading enablers of their excessive alcohol intake, while individual level influences were the most salient reasons not to drink excessively (responsibilities, health, etc.). Individual characteristics (taste preference, health, and expense) and the physical environment (availability and accessibility) were reported as the most salient levels of influence on athletes' FVC. And when anticipating future maintenance of physical activity, athletes mostly reported individual level influences (outcome expectation, intrinsic motivation, etc.), with mention of family and friend influences. An in-depth comparison of current outcomes to similar research among young adult and athlete populations is provided, including validated measurement scales and future research suggestions. Current results provide an essential foundation for progressive research examinations among similar populations.

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“…These findings complement empirical findings regarding the importance of ID regulation in explaining persistence in strenuous physical activity, a behavior that may not always be inherently enjoyable. [44][45][46] Interestingly, IJ regulation, which tends to be higher in women, has also been associated with engaging in physical activity. 44,47 However, Pelletier and colleagues found that IJ predicted short-term participation in physical activity but not persistence over time.…”

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An experience sampling study of physical activity and positive affect: investigating the role of situational motivation and perceived intensity across time

2013

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The nature of the association between physical activity and positive affect is complex, prompting experts to recommend continued examination of moderating variables. The main purpose of this 2-week field study was to examine the influence of situational motivational regulations from self-determination theory (SDT) on changes in positive affect from pre-to post-to 3-hours post-physical activity. Another purpose was to clarify the relationship between physical activity intensity [i.e., Ratings of Perceived Exertion (RPE)] and positive affect at the stated time points. This study employed an experience sampling design using electronic questionnaires. Sixty-six healthy and active, multiplerole women provided recurrent assessments of their physical activity, situational motivation, and positive affect in their everyday lives over a 14-day period. Specifically, measures were obtained at the three time points of interest (i.e., pre-, post-, 3-hours post-physical activity). The data were analyzed using multilevel modeling. Results showed that intrinsic motivation was related to post-physical activity positive affect while the influence of identified regulation appeared 3-hours post-physical activity. In addition, RPE, which was significantly predicted by levels of introjection, was more strongly associated with an increase in positive affect postphysical activity than three hours later. The theoretical implications of these findings vis-à vis SDT, namely in regards to a viable motivational sequence predicting the influence of physical activity on affective states, are discussed. The findings regarding the differential influences of RPE and motivational regulations carries applications for facilitating women's well-being.

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The role of motives in exercise participation†

Cited by 268 publications

References 53 publications

A word of advice: how to tailor motivational text messages based on behavior change theory to personality and gender

A word of advice: how to tailor motivational text messages based on behavior change theory to personality and gender

Identifying and Measuring Multilevel Influences on College-Aged Athletes’ Multiple Health Behavior: A Pilot Study

An experience sampling study of physical activity and positive affect: investigating the role of situational motivation and perceived intensity across time

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