Motives for engaging in physical activity and psycho-educational variables of university students

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/cpd.588281
Keywords: motivation, physical activity, college students, health

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  • Research Grants Group (GR21157) of the Regional Government of Extremadura (Regional Ministry of Economy, Science and Digital Agenda), with a contribution from the European Regional Development Fund: A way of doing Europe (ERDF).

Abstract

At present, despite the emphasis given to empirical studies on the benefits linked to the promotion of healthy lifestyle habits, there are shortcomings when it comes to relating levels of physical activity with the reasons for practicing, especially in the university context. The aim was to analyse the relationships between the motives for physical activity and the levels of sports practice of university students according to gender and areas of study. The sample consisted of 1.524 first-year university students from different degrees at the University of Extremadura (Spain). The instruments used were the Motives for Physical Activity Measure-Revised (MPAM-R) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The most significant findings reveal significant differences in different variables according to gender in favour of men in the enjoyment dimension, in the social dimension, in competence, in the intensity of activity and in the self-determination index (p < .001). There are also significant differences in the branches of knowledge, related to enjoyment, health and in the self-determination index with p < .001, but also in competence (p < .05).

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Published
29-04-2024
How to Cite
Durán-Vinagre, M. Ángel, Feu, S., & Sánchez-Herrera, S. (2024). Motives for engaging in physical activity and psycho-educational variables of university students. Sport Psychology Notebooks, 24(2), 35–54. https://doi.org/10.6018/cpd.588281
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Psicología del Deporte