| Influence of age, sex, and race on college students' exercise motivation of physical activity. | |
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PMID: 21500059 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: The authors examined differences in exercise motivation between age, sex, and race for college students. PARTICIPANTS: Students from 156 sections of physical activity classes at a midsize university were recruited (n = 2,199; 1,081 men, 1,118 women) in 2005-2006 and volunteered to complete the Exercise Motivation Inventory. METHODS: Quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive research design was employed. RESULTS: Significant differences were found in 3 of 14 exercise motivational subscales by age (affiliation, health pressures, and ill health avoidance) (p < .05). Males were motivated by intrinsic factors (strength, competition, and challenge) (p < .05) and females by extrinsic factors (ie, weight management and appearance) (p < .05); only 2 subscales proved not to be significant by sex. Race differences provided 8 significant differences by exercise motivations (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS: Significant differences for exercise motivations in college-aged population by demographics were documented. Understanding these differences is important for college health professionals for programming strategies and promoting physical activity. |
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Trevor Egli; Helen W Bland; Bridget F Melton; Daniel R Czech |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of American college health : J of ACH Volume: 59 ISSN: 1940-3208 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Coll Health Publication Date: 2011 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-04-18 Completed Date: 2011-08-23 Revised Date: 2012-01-26 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8214119 Medline TA: J Am Coll Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 399-406 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Health and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA. |
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African Americans
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psychology,
statistics & numerical data Age Factors Analysis of Variance Cross-Sectional Studies Ethnic Groups European Continental Ancestry Group / psychology, statistics & numerical data Exercise / psychology* Female Humans Male Motivation* Sex Factors Students / psychology* Universities Young Adult |
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