ArticleFrontiers in psychology2020
University Students' Motives-for-Physical-Activity Profiles: Why They Practise and What They Get in Terms of Psychological Need Satisfaction.
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- A profile approach to physical activity levels: what's intensity got to do with reasons and motives for exercise?BMC public health · 2024Article
- Relationship between Psychosocial Factors and Physical Activity among Undergraduate Students from a South African University.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Motivation and Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction in Active Travel to Different Destinations: A Cluster Analysis with Adolescents Living in Germany.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Culture in Physical Activity: The Contribution of Basic Psychological Needs and Goal Orientation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Exploring the Correlation between Time Management, the Mediterranean Diet, and Physical Activity: A Comparative Study between Spanish and Romanian University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Exercise motives among university students - A Brazil-Portugal transnational study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Physical activity (PA) is an important habit for overall health and quality of life, but it tends to recede as young adults transition from high school into university. The present study sought to understand, in the case of university students that still practice PA, their motives for PA and their relationships with psychological need satisfaction (PNS) and characteristics of practice regularity (frequency, duration, team, competitive, coach, league, federation, and type of day of the week for PA). Participants were 423 university students who reported to practice PA (203 identified as men, 191 as women, 29 did not report gender), with ages ranging from 18 to 30 years old (
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