ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
A Preliminary Investigation of the Relationship between Motivation for Physical Activity and Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in Children Aged 8-12 Years: The Role of Autonomous Motivation.
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- Understanding the Benefits of Brief Classroom-Based Physical Activity Interventions on Primary School-Aged Children's Enjoyment and Subjective Wellbeing: A Systematic Review.The Journal of school health · 2022Pooled it
- Linking Autonomy-Supportive Parenting with Their Children's Autonomous Motivation Toward, and Participation in, Physical Activity.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Predicting Physical Activity Intentions, Habits, and Action Plans in Finnish Parent-Child Dyads.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Article
- Autonomous motivation, social support, and physical activity in school children: moderating effects of school-based rope skipping sports participation.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Parental Support Is Associated with Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescents through the Availability of Physical Activity Resources in the Home Environment and Autonomous Motivation.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Parents' Perceptions of the Value of Children's Participation in Pediatric Rehabilitation Services: A Phenomenographic Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
While motivation for physical activity (PA) and PA participation have been linked, research on the relationship between motivation for PA and mental health outcomes is scant, with studies involving children largely underrepresented. Grounded in self-determination theory, this cross-sectional study aimed to determine whether autonomous motivation versus external motivation (a form of controlled motivation) for PA is associated with fewer emotional and behavioural difficulties and higher levels of PA in children. A sample of 87 children (aged 8-12 years) were recruited from five primary schools in Victoria, Australia. An adapted version of the Behavioural Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ) was used to measure motivation for PA and structured parent-report questions were used to assess moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) levels. Parents also completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) to measure children's emotional and behavioural difficulties. Children's autonomous motivation was associated with fewer emotional and behavioural difficulties (
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