Trial reportThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2021
Motivational profiles and change in physical activity during a weight loss intervention: a secondary data analysis.
Trial report in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01985568 (Optimal Timing of Exercise Initiation Within a Lifestyle Weight Loss Program), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Optimal Timing of Exercise Initiation Within a Lifestyle Weight Loss Program
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Is exergaming a viable exercise option for obese black women?Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Trial
- Profiles of Health Behavior Motivation in a Chinese Population with Prediabetes and Its Association with Self-Management Ability: Based on Self-Determination Theory.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026Article
- From "wanting to exercise" to "sticking with exercise": motivational profiles and configurational pathways to high exercise adherence among college students-an LPA and fsQCA analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Motivating increases in physical activity to prevent recurrence of weight gain after metabolic bariatric surgery: The Exercise Values of Life and Vitality Everyday (EVOLVE) trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Validity, reliability, and invariance across sex of a German version of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Metrics for weight management success: an examination of the lifestyle score.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Intrinsic motivation for physical activity, healthy eating, and self-weighing in association with corresponding behaviors in early pregnancy.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Latent Profile Analysis of Physical Activity Motivation during Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment.Psychology of sport and exercise · 2023Article
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundHigh levels of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) are strongly associated with sustained weight loss, however the majority of adults are unsuccessful in maintaining high levels of MVPA long-term. Our goal was to identify profiles based on exercise motives, and examine the association between motivational profile and longitudinal changes in MVPA during a weight loss intervention.
methodsAdults with overweight or obesity (n = 169, mean ± SE; age 39 ± 0.7 years, BMI 34.4 ± 0.3 kg/m
resultsThree motivational profiles emerged: high autonomous (high identified and intrinsic, low external regulations; n = 52), high combined (high scores on all exercise regulations; n = 25), and moderate combined (moderate scores on all exercise regulations; n = 92). Motivational profile was not associated with baseline level of MVPA or the increase in MVPA over the 6-month supervised exercise intervention (high autonomous: 21 ± 6 min/d; high combined: 20 ± 9 min/d; moderate combined: 33 ± 5 min/d; overall P > 0.05). However, during the transition from supervised to unsupervised exercise, MVPA decreased, on average, within all three profiles, but the high autonomous profile demonstrated the least attenuation in MVPA (- 3 ± 6 min/d) compared to the moderate combined profile (- 20 ± 5 min/d; P = 0.043).
conclusionsResults were in alignment with the Self-Determination Theory. Adults motivated by autonomous reasons (value benefits of exercise, intrinsic enjoyment) may be more likely to sustain increases in MVPA once support is removed, whereas participants with moderate-to-high scores on all types of exercise regulations may need additional long-term support in order to sustain initial increases in MVPA. CLINICAL
trial registrationNCT01985568. Registered 24 October 2013.
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