2001
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.23.3.191
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Age Differences in the Motivating Factors for Exercise

Abstract: Different people exercise for different reasons. Older persons may have different priorities than younger ones and thus are motivated to exercise by different factors. Given the changing demographics with an increasing proportion of older adults in the general population, it is important that we do not overlook this cohort when designing health promotion and illness prevention programs. Motivating factors for physical activity were recorded by participants (N = 916) in the Northern Ireland Health and Activity … Show more

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“…20 e most common reasons that young people point to as being the reasons for participating in sports are listed in four categories: fun, competence, a liation and physical tness 1 . e same reasons are also mentioned by adults 2 . at is, young people and adults participate in sports because they believe to be fun, because they like to strive to achieve the desired competence, besides being next to friends, meet new people and improve physical tness 3 .…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 56%
“…20 e most common reasons that young people point to as being the reasons for participating in sports are listed in four categories: fun, competence, a liation and physical tness 1 . e same reasons are also mentioned by adults 2 . at is, young people and adults participate in sports because they believe to be fun, because they like to strive to achieve the desired competence, besides being next to friends, meet new people and improve physical tness 3 .…”
Section: Introductionsupporting
confidence: 56%
“…Como já mencionamos, a análise levando em conta a idade é fundamental, já que constitui um grande elemento diferenciador no estudo dos motivos de prática físico-esportiva 3,39 . De fato, a idade média de abandono oscila em torno aos 18 anos 28 , que é quando se iniciam os estudos universitários, com o grande salto qualitativo e quantitativo que isto implica, o que junto com a falta de coordenação entre a estrutura esportiva e a acadêmica vai favorecer o abandono do esporte.…”
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“…No entanto, em relação à busca de "Diversão", as indicações da literatura não são consensuais. De fato, se em alguns estudos este motivo tem sido destacado como sendo um dos mais importantes para os jovens praticarem esportes (CAMPBELL;MacAULEY;McCRUM;EVANS, 2001;WEINBERG;TENENBAUM;McKENZIE;JACKSON;ASHEL;GROVE;FOGARTY, 2000), em outros estudos tal evidência não tem se confirmado (CECCHINI; MÉNDEZ; NUÑEZ, 2002;SIRARD;PFEIFFER;PATE, 2006). Possível justificativa para essa situação possa decorrer do significado semântico atribuído à expressão "divertir".…”
Section: Guedes E Silvério Nettounclassified