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Lydia G Emm-Collison1, Simon J Sebire1, Ruth Salway1
1Centre for Exercise, Nutrition & Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol, BS8 1TZ, UK.
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
|March 5, 2020
Summary
Understanding exercise motivation is key for parents. Autonomous motivation profiles are linked to sustained physical activity and lower BMI, suggesting they are crucial for long-term engagement.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Science
- Public Health
- Exercise Physiology
Background:
- Self-Determination Theory provides a framework for understanding motivation in behavior.
- Parental physical activity influences child activity levels and family health outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- Identify motivational profiles for exercise in UK primary school parents.
- Examine changes in these profiles over five years.
- Investigate associations between profiles, gender, physical activity, and BMI.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from the B-Proact1v cohort (N=2555 parents).
- Employed latent profile and transition analyses across three phases (child ages 5-11).
- Measured exercise motivation and objectively assessed physical activity (accelerometry).
Main Results:
- Identified six distinct motivational profiles for exercise.
- Transitions between profiles were common, but movement towards more autonomous profiles was more stable.
- Autonomous motivation was consistently associated with higher moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and lower BMI.
Conclusions:
- Exercise motivation can be categorized into coherent, multi-faceted profiles.
- Autonomous motivational profiles demonstrate greater stability over time.
- Promoting autonomous motivation is vital for fostering sustained physical activity engagement in parents.
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