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Published on: March 7, 2019
Levels of Physical Activity and Their Relationship With Motivational Determinants, Self-Regulation, and Other
José María Faílde-Garrido, Laura Ruiz Soriano1, Miguel A Simón2
1Grupo de investigación en Salud, Sexualidad y Genero, Departamento de Análisis e Intervención Psicosocioeducativa, Universidad de Vigo, Spain.
Abstract:
Motivational processes and emotional self-regulation are relevant factors for predicting the practice of physical exercise and for certain health-related parameters. The aim of the present work, developed along two different phases, was, on the one hand, to determine the prevalence of physical inactivity and, on the other hand, to carry out a comparative analysis between physically active and inactive university students in relation to their motivational determinants, emotional self-regulation, physical condition, health-related quality of life and other health parameters. The results obtained showed a prevalence of physical inactivity of 12.78%. Physically inactive participants showed significantly lower scores in intrinsic motivation, emotion regulation, and in some dimensions of health-related quality of life, as well as significantly high levels of body fat mass. Lastly, logistic regression analysis identified low scores in Emotional Clarity (p= .009) and Identified Regulation (p = .011), and high scores in Amotivation (p = .006) as reliable predictors of a physically inactive lifestyle. These results are useful for the design and implementation of programs aimed at promoting health and physical activity, with special attention on physically inactive youth populations.
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