Recreational Exercise Motives of Adolescents and Young Adults

Çağlar, Emine; Canlan, Yusuf; Demir, Murat

doi:10.2478/v10078-009-0027-0

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“…Parallel with this study, Ebben and Brudzynski (2008) found that maintaining fitness and health were the two most reported motives for the college students. Besides, in the study of Caglar, Canlan and Demir (2009) health motive was also found as the most important participation motive, whereas competition motive was reported as the least important participation motive for Turkish adults.…”

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Understanding college student’s motivation for physical activity participation: The role of gender, sport type and activity level

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The present study aimed to investigate the motivational factors which has an influence on college students' participation in recreational physical activities. In this sense, gender, sport type (team or/and individual sport) and level of physical activity (MET scores) differences within motivational dimensions were examined. In the frame of the current study, a convenience sampling strategy was utilized. 383 Middle East Technical University students (Mage= 21.42, SD=3.30) voluntarily participated to this study. Data were gathered with an instrument composing of three sections; a demographic information part, a self-report instrument for measuring physical activity, and Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale (PALMS). Physical condition was found to be the most important participation motive, On the other hand, others expectations motive was the least important physical activity participation motive for Turkish college students. When physical activity participation motivations were compared with regard to gender, there was not any significant difference except for the appearance motivation. Females rated appearance motive lower than males for engaging in physical activity. However, significant sport type and level of physical activity differences were found. One-way MANOVA results revealed that team sport participants had significantly higher other's expectations motivation with compared to individual sport participants. With respect to activity level difference, higher physically active participants have higher motivations and there were significant differences in competition, mastery and enjoyment motivations among medium and vigorous level physical activity participants. The knowledge of the most significant motives for physical activity participation according to variations of the individuals can help practitioners to lead individuals to activities that best suit them and that best motivate them which is very important to start and continue to any physical activity.

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“…This means that they started very young and continue playing and competing, although they will never make a living out of football. Their motives should be similar to the ones found in amateur footballers: health and enjoyment [13] and active adults: mastery and physical fitness [14]. Therefore, practice should never be too strenuous.…”

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“…Amateur football players enjoy practice, because they feel connected to the sport, but it cannot be too demanding or they will quit. For these individuals football is a hobby, not a profession, and their motivation to be involved is primary linked to health, mastery and enjoyment [13,14]. If practice becomes too strenuous, it also becomes less fun.…”

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“…It has all the characteristics of professional football, but players and coaches cannot make a living out of it. In a survey between young adults (21-24 years) amateur participants of different sports (i.e., football, basketball, volleyball…) declared that the most important motive for their sport participation was health, followed by social/enjoyment and skill development [13]. In another study, young adults declared that their motives to be active physically were mastery (become more skilled) and physical fitness [14].…”

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Can Amateur Football Help Players Meet the Requirements for a Healthy Lifestyle? A Case Study

Fernández-Río¹,

A²,

J³

2016

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Abstract:The main goal of the study was to obtain objective measures of the impact of a complete pre-season of amateur football on the players' physical activity parameters. 17 amateur football players (24.47 ± 4.53 years) enrolled in the same team agreed to participate. They were asked to wear one accelerometer on the right hip during each training practice. Moderate-to-Vigorous physical activity (MVPA), steps and metabolic-equivalent (METs), among other parameters, were obtained and analyzed. Results showed that players spent an average 54.86% of each training session in MVPA levels, for a total of 100.33 minutes every week (3 training sessions per week). Therefore, this group of amateur football players did not meet the requirements to obtain health benefits from their physical activity program: amateur football. This finding could be considered noteworthy because there are thousands of adults worldwide who play amateur football to maintain a healthy lifestyle. They should be aware that their weekly training load is not enough to help them meet the necessary requirements. They either need more practice time (90-minute sessions) or more sessions. The pre-season training program was rated as "somewhat hard" by the participants, and quadriceps and hamstrings were mentioned as the most exerted muscles.

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“…Nonetheless, they do represent a culture that is quite different from the Australian culture in which the motivation questionnaires (REMM, PALMS) were developed. The REMM and PALMS have now been examined in Australia [45,47], Turkey [44], Finland [18], Israel [48], and now Malaysia with a high degree of consistency and stability, suggesting that the underlying factors measured by these instruments are motives that apply across cultures and languages. This provides support for the factorial invariance of the PALMS.…”

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Validating the physical activity and leisure motivation scale (PALMS)

Chowdhury¹,

Morris²

2011

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Background: Although there is abundant evidence to recommend a physically active lifestyle, adult physical activity (PA) levels have declined over the past two decades. In order to understand why this happens, numerous studies have been conducted to uncover the reasons for people's participation in PA. Often, the measures used were not broad enough to reflect all the reasons for participation in PA. The Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale (PALMS) was created to be a comprehensive tool measuring motives for participating in PA. This 40-item scale related to participation in sport and PA is designed for adolescents and adults. Five items constitute each of the eight sub-scales (mastery, enjoyment, psychological condition, physical condition, appearance, other's expectations, affiliation, competition/ego) reflecting motives for participation in PA that can be categorized as features of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation based on self-determination theory. The aim of the current study was to validate the PALMS in the cultural context of Malaysia, including to assess how well the PALMS captures the same information as the Recreational Exercise Motivation Measure (REMM).

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Recreational Exercise Motives of Adolescents and Young Adults

Cited by 37 publications

References 18 publications

Understanding college student’s motivation for physical activity participation: The role of gender, sport type and activity level

Understanding college student’s motivation for physical activity participation: The role of gender, sport type and activity level

Can Amateur Football Help Players Meet the Requirements for a Healthy Lifestyle? A Case Study

Validating the physical activity and leisure motivation scale (PALMS)

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