Dissertations / Theses: 'Motivation for Exercise'

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Wetherington, Jaclyn M. "Relationships among emotion, motivation, and exercise behavior regular exercisers' and sedentary individuals' subjective and cortical response to exercise stimuli /." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0008940.

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Gonzalez, Dario Carlos. "FitPlay Games: Increasing Exercise Motivation Through Asynchronous Social Gaming." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2016. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6181.

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Many factors contribute to people's physical inactivity, but among the leading factors is a lack of motivation. Fitness trackers have been shown to encourage an increase in exercise, but they are frequently abandoned within a few short months. For this thesis I developed and asynchronous-play social gaming platform, FitPlay Games, to fill the gap in motivation left by current fitness trackers. By providing users with a variety of asynchronous cooperative and competitive gaming styles, this platform enable them to find a motivation technique that works best for their lifestyle and fitness prowess. The platform encourages prolonged use of fitness trackers, helping users to have more healthy lifestyles. Individual games are designed to allow both the novice and the maven to have a chance at winning, leveling the playing field, and increasing motivation to win. The effectiveness, usability, and enjoyability of the social games will be assessed, with an emphasis on understanding differences in play habits due to gender and lifestyle.

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Mullan, Elaine. "A transtheoretical approach to exercise : self-determination, stages of change, processes of change and personal construction of exercise." Thesis, Bangor University, 1998. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/a-transtheoretical-approach-to-exercise--selfdetermination-stages-of-change-processes-of-change-and-personal-construction-of-exercise(f5f5a2af-3941-44a6-b37d-3acd27cd50e6).html.

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This research examined the role of motivational cognitions and belief systems in the process of exercise adoption and maintenance. Deci and Ryan (1985,1990) outline a continuum of behavioural regulation that ranges from non-self-determined regulation (external regulation) to completely self-determined regulation (intrinsic regulation). Prochaska and DiClemente (1984) describe five stages of behaviour change that range from no thoughts of changing (precontemplation) to maintenance of change (maintenance). They also outline ten strategies and techniques for encouraging and maintaining change which are known as the processes of change. Kelly (1955, 1963) presents a personal construct theory which maintains that each of us has theories or constructs about people and events which guide beliefs and behaviour. Research, which integrated these concepts, was conducted in three phases. A Behavioural Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire was developed in the first phase of research. Results from the second phase of research revealed that regulation of exercise behaviour was more self-determined in the later than in the earlier stages of change. This highlights the importance of motivational considerations in understanding the change process. Only five of the ten processes of change made a meaningful contribution to differentiation among the stagesi n femalesw hile only three of the processesm ade a meaningfulc ontribution to differentiation among the stages in males. These processes showed moderate to strong correlations with those forms of behavioural regulation that are at least somewhat selfdetermined. In addition, those successfully changing their stage of exercise behaviour over a three month period increased their use of the counter-conditioning process. However, confirmatory factor analysis of the Processes of Change for Exercise Questionnaire brought into question the factorial validity of the measure. The final phase of research examined personal construction of exercise as a function of stage of changea nd self determination for exercise. Those in the maintenance stage of change had strong opinions about and strong preferences for certain modes of exercise, while references to being too serious about exercise were strongest in the preparation and precontemplation stages. The preparation stage was marked by desire for more motivation and push to take more exercise. As self-determination decreased references to lack of time for exercise and a desire to have more motivation or put in more effort increased. This research suggests that conflict between desired self (more active and healthy) and actual self (not the fit and active type) may be greatest in the preparation and action stages of change where the act of exercising is still low in self-determination and not yet reconciled with one's sense of self.

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Sundberg, Jonathan. "Can gameification motivate exercise : A user experiment regarding a normal exercise app compared to a gamiﬁed exercise app". Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-17240.

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Background. Regularly exercising is diﬃcult, some people stop exercising either due to it not being fun or they might not see any results of the eﬀort they put in. Exercise and gaming or also know as exergaming, is a way to combine the fun entertainment of games with the health beneﬁts of exercise. Objectives. The objective of this study is to conduct an experiment to ﬁnd out if people are more interested in an exercising app which has been gamiﬁed compared to a normal exercising app. Gamifyingsomethingsuggeststhatsomethingwhichisnotconsideredagamemedium is taken, and then inﬂuence with game related aspects. Methods. A prototype was created to show the participants both sides of the exercise apps, one normal app which resembles an everyday exercising app, and one gamiﬁed app which shows the user their progress in a fashion similar to role-playing games with levels and quests. The participants of the test will try both apps and later vote in a survey whichever they liked the most. Results. While only about 60% of the participants had prior experience with exercise apps, 90% would rather choose the gamiﬁed app over the normal app. 95% of the participants were regular gamers. Conclusions. The vast majority of the participants preferred the gamiﬁed version of the app over the normal one. Speciﬁcally mentioning that they ﬁnd it more interesting and that they enjoy the upfront progression system a lot more since they are used to it from the games they play on their free time

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Johansson, Karin, and Valeria Sjöbom. "Motivation behind young women's excessive exercise : A qualitative study from a Self-determination perspective." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för psykologi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-103969.

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Exercise is an important part of well-being. However, when performed excessively, it can lead to negative consequences such as anxiety, depression and feelings of guilt. This study aimed to qualitatively investigate what motivational regulations, defined by the Self-determination theory, that may provide an insight into why young women engage in excessive exercise. Data from seven participants was analyzed through a thematic analysis and resulted in four themes: Exercise affected by social influence, Ambivalence toward the amount of exercise, Benefits of exercise and Exercise affecting the sense of self. All of the motivational regulations belonged to the extrinsic type of motivation, ranging from external to integrated regulation, with social influence and health benefits being the most frequently mentioned reasons for exercise. Also, the informants were able to explain why they exercise, but less so in regard to the amount of exercise. Träning är en förutsättning för välbefinnande. När träning utförs i en överdriven mängd kan det dock leda till negativa konsekvenser som ångest, depression och skuldkänslor. Syftet med denna studie var att kvalitativt undersöka vilka motivationsregleringar definierade av Självbestämmande teori som kan ge en inblick i varför unga kvinnor tränar i en överdriven omfattning. Materialet från sju deltagare analyserades genom en tematisk analys och resulterade i fyra teman: Social påverkan på träning, Ambivalens till träningsmängden, Fördelar med träning och Träning påverkar uppfattningen om sig själv. Alla motivationsregleringar tillhörde den yttre typen av motivation och sträckte sig från extern till integrerad reglering, där social påverkan och hälsofördelar var de mest frekvent nämnda anledningarna till träning. Informanterna kunde ge en förklaring till varför de tränar, men inte avseende deras träningsmängd.

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Vierra, Reed Andrew. "Motivating Clients to Exercise: Improving Adherence to Exercise-Based Treatment through Psychoeducation." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1594040377811971.

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Beaty, James Dunigan. "The development of intrinsic motivation for physical activity /." Springfield, VA : Reproduced by U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA437458.

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Jouper, John. "Qigong in daily life : motivation and intention to mindful exercise." Doctoral thesis, Örebro universitet, Hälsoakademin, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-5796.

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In many countries physical inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle are identified as major public health problems. A general health goal is therefore to promote an active lifestyle throughout the entire life span. The reasons given for not adopting a physically active lifestyle and/or taking part in vigorous exercise include old age, negative social and physical environments, physical disability and other health related issues. Qigong exercise, a low-intensity Chinese self-care method, has therefore been suggested as an alternative activity to vigorous exercise. There is, however, little knowledge about leisure-time qigong exercisers and their reasons for adherence. The general aim of this thesis was therefore to explore leisure-time medical qigong and those practicing it, and to examine how individuals’ motivation and intention to exercise are related to their actual exercise in daily life. Behavioural changes towards an active lifestyle will be discussed from both medical qigong and exercise psychology perspectives. Suggestions are then summarized into a qigong-based Wellness Coaching Model. Participants were recruited from a qigong association and introductory qigong courses. Data were collected by questionnaires and were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The reasons given for leisure-time medical qigong exercise were to aid recovery from illness and to preserve health. Participants in the low-intensity qigong exercise group studied were somewhat older, and their main reason for participating was to achieve a general feeling of wellness. As a group they had mainly low-stress levels and were highly energized. Concentration on qi-flow during exercise correlates positively with improved health feelings, and exercise is performed with deep mindful concentration three to six times per week for an average of thirty minutes. Perceived stress correlates negatively with health, energy and exercise behaviour suggesting that stress has to be managed in order for wellness to emerge. Intrinsically motivated exercisers are more concentrated, and perceive their stress as lower than that of their more externally motivated counterparts. Strong behaviour intentions are significantly correlated with actual exercise frequency. When exercise is performed in a qigong state, with a heightened level of concentration, adherence is higher than otherwise is the case. Results suggest that health-professionals aiming to secure qigong exercise adherence should stimulate feelings of wellness as an intrinsic motive for exercise, strengthen the individuals’ intention to exercise, and promote a calm energy state (low-stress and high energy) before commencement of exercise.

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Mullins, Beth Young. "Examining aspects of motivation associated with exercise in older adults." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1605135201&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Knotts, Haley. "Motivation and adherence to exercise in college students with schizophrenia." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2018. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/527709.

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Kinesiology M.S. The purpose of this study was to explore and define the behavioral and thought processes that affect exercise engagement and adherence in college students with schizophrenia. A mixed methods approach was proposed utilizing an online survey followed by semi structured interviews. The online survey used was the Exercise Benefits and Barriers Scale (EBBS) Adult Version and the semi structured interview questions were produced by the researcher. The potential participants for this study were students who were 18 years of age or older and registered with the Disability Resources and Services Department at Temple University. The participants were also to have already experienced their first episode of psychosis (FEP). The online survey yielded no completed questionnaires. The online survey consisted of the 43 question EBBS Adult version and a basic demographic questionnaire. The EBBS utilized a 4-point Likert scale ranging from ‘strongly disagree’ to ‘strongly agree.’ At the end of the survey, an optional question was added if participants wanted to take part in a semi-structured interview. The semi-structured interview also yielded no participants. Interviews were designed to develop a more in depth understanding of personal schizophrenia symptoms, how well symptoms are managed by the individual, and how exercise plays a role in their management. Interviews were to be transcribed verbatim and coded using transcendental phenomenology theory to explore the phenomenon of exercise adherence and non-adherence. Considering the lack of responses, social stigma surrounding mental illness could be a contributing factor. Discrimination surrounding mental illness has been shown to lower quality of life for individuals with a mental illness, increase unemployment rates, and increase anxiety and depression rates. Another potential contributing factor to low survey completion rate was the length of the EBBS. The population diagnosed with schizophrenia could benefit from research involving a six month exercise implementation. The EBBS or a shortened modified version could be utilized in pre and post testing along with exercise testing in the pre and post form analyzing the five areas of physical fitness. Semi-structured interviews would be beneficial to do prior, during, and at the end of the exercise intervention to acquire a well rounded view of the perceptions of exercise engagement. A follow up survey and interview would be completed after two months to examine continued or discontinued exercise engagement and the associated reasons. A case study or narrative research would be a second beneficial study. One or two participants who currently engage in exercise and are considered in the maintenance stage of behavior change would be followed and interviewed over the course of a year or longer. It would be valuable to examine a participant who is currently engaged in exercise since this is a phenomenon in this population. A qualitative research approach would give better insight into how these individuals perceive exercise, exercise barriers, or current and past exercise motivators. This in turn can better mold future research designs and exercise implementations to address the exercise motivation obstacle in people with schizophrenia. Temple University--Theses

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Markland, David. "Goal-orientations, intrinsic motivation & adherence to regular physical activity." Thesis, Bangor University, 1993. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/goalorientations-intrinsic-motivation--adherence-to-regular-physical-activity(aa599b45-ae49-45a9-bb13-44f25763a7ed).html.

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This research has investigated exercise adherence from the perspective of Cognitive Evaluation Theory (CET: Deci & Ryan, 1985a). In particular, the motivational consequences of internally controlling and internally informational modes of behavioural regulation was explored with respect to the kinds of exercise goals that individuals adopt. It was proposed that goals will influence intrinsic motivation for exercise to the extent that they are controlling or informational in nature. The first part of the thesis describes conceptual and operational issues and the development and validation of measures of perceived locus of causality (the Locus of Causality for Exercise Scale: LCE) and participation motives (the Exercise Motivations Inventory: EMI). In addition, the psychometric -integrity of the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI: McAuley et al., 1989, 1991) was examined. Results suggested that the LCE and the EMI possessed reasonably good factorial and construct validity. However, questions were raised about the theoretical underpinnings and item content of the IMI. The second part of the research involved an intervention in which subjects were trained to set effective, personally-controllable goals for exercise. Results showed that goal-setting training was not superior to an attentioncontrol procedure, with both treatments leading to a significant increase in exercise levels. However, large individual differences were noted in the effects of both treatments. These were explained in terms of Causality Orientations Theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985a), which proposes that people differ in the extent to which they seek to be autonomous or controlled in the regulation of their behaviour. Follow-up analyses supported this interpretation. The results of the research programme suggest that the internally controlling/internally informational distinction is important in the exercise context, but that CET, and the more wide-ranging Self-Determination Theory of which it is a part, suffer from a degree of conceptual confusion and operational difficulties which need to be addressed if progress is to be made in understanding and explaining exercise behaviour.

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Marshall, Daniel N. "Music With and Without Lyrics Increases Motivation, Affect, and Arousal during Moderate-Intensity Cycling." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1011790/.

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Music is used to distract, energize, and entertain during exercise by producing positive psychological and physiological responses. Specifically, listening to music during exercise enhances performance, increases motivation, improves affect, and optimizes arousal. Researchers have identified several elements of music that may moderate this relationship, including lyrics. However, few studies to date have examined the influence of motivational lyrics on psychological and physiological states during exercise. Thus, the primary purpose was to investigate the effects of lyrics in music on motivation, affect, arousal, and perceived exertion during moderate intensity cycling. Thirty (Mage = 21.0 ± 2.9 years old) college-aged individuals performed three, 8-min acute bouts of moderate-intensity exercise on a cycle ergometer during music with lyrics (ML), music without lyrics (MNL), and no music control (MC) conditions. Measures of motivation, affect, arousal, and perceived exertion were taken before and after a 6-min warm-up, every 2-min during the exercise bout, and following a 2-min cool-down. For ML and MNL conditions, participants reported higher motivation, affect, and arousal during exercise relative to the MC condition. As expected, RPE increased throughout the exercise period, with no condition differences observed. Additionally, there were no differences in responses between the ML and MNL conditions. Collectively, these results suggest that music, regardless of lyrical content, can enhance psychological responses during exercise. The current findings may help address common exercise barriers and inform exercise practitioners on music selection to improve exercise adherence.

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James, Stephanie. "Progress checks as a motivational tool for adult fitness participants /." View online, 2008. http://repository.eiu.edu/theses/docs/32211131461675.pdf.

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Gallagher, Kristel M. "It's the thought that counts framed exercise outcomes differentially influence physical activity in young adults /." [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=kent1247600343.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Kent State University, 2009. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Mar. 31, 2010). Advisor: John Updegraff. Keywords: Message framing; motivation; exercise; health communication; health persuasion. Includes bibliographical references (p. 34-40).

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Everman, Melinda K. "Self regulation, outcome expectancy value, and exercise role identity as predictors of exercise." Virtual Press, 1998. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1074551.

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A limited amount of research has been conducted on college students' physical activity levels. According to the 1996 Surgeon General's Report, only one fourth of young adults regularly exercise vigorously. Therefore, there is a need to develop effective exercise intervention programs for young adult populations. There has been no previous research using the variables of outcome expectancy value, exercise role identity, and self-regulation skills. The purpose of the study was to describe the relationship among self-regulation skills, outcome expectancy value, and exercise role identity as predictors of exercise levels. Subjects (n=1 83) represented a convenient sample of students from Personal Health classes at Ball State University. All subjects completed a four-part questionnaire divided into: self-regulation, outcome expectancy value, exercise role identity, and seven day recall. Results revealed that selfregulation and exercise role identity were predictors of vigorous activity, but not moderate activity. Outcome expectancy value was not significantly correlated with any of the dependent variables, except for male vigorous days. This study further support self-regulation and exercise role identity as predictors of physical activity. Department of Physiology and Health Science

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Braatz, Sara J. "An examination of college students' motivation toward physical activity." Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1371685.

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Engaging in physical activity is an important aspect of living a healthy lifestyle. Approximately 60% of adults do not participate in regular physical activity (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [U.S. DHHS],1996), and rates of physical activity are declining (Brownson, Boehmer, & Luke, 2005). An understanding of motivation toward physical activity may aid in improving participation rates of physical activity. The purpose of the present study was to determine if there were differences in motivation toward physical activity among Physical Education majors and Non-Physical Education majors. Participants were 150 undergraduate students enrolled in a Physical Education: Fitness/Wellness (PEFWL) course and/or Physical Education: Professional (PEP) 161 — Foundations and Principles of Physical Education (PEP 161). Participants completed the Motivation for Physical Activities Measure-Revised (MPAM-R) and a series of Fitness Profile Tests. Results revealed there were no significant differences for motivation on any factor of the MPAM-R between Physical Education majors and Non-Physical Education majors. In addition, no significant differences were determined for Gender. School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science

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Dragic, Vladimir. "Motivational factor for physical exercise in elderly people." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Lärarutbildningen (LUT), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-32626.

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Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka de skäl som motiverar äldre människor att motionera och att undersöka hur tillgången till idrottsanläggningar påverkar deras motivation till motion.Metod: Tio äldre människor (60-72 år) intervjuades med semistrukturerade intervjuer.Resultat: Resultaten av intervjuanalysen bidrog till att identifiera flera huvudteman som skäl till att motionera. Dessa teman är: Fysiskt välbefinnande, Psykiskt välbefinnande, Socialt tillhörighet, Synliga resultat och Ändrade livsförhållanden. Resultaten visade också att närheten till idrottsanläggningar är av stor betydelse för äldres motivation till motion.Slutsats: Sammanfattningsvis tycks äldre människors motivation till motion vara knuten till deras känslor inför dem själva, de positiva effekter motionen hade på deras hälsa och andra aspekter av deras liv. Studiens resultat bidrar med förslag till åtgärder som kan vara viktiga att tillämpas som motivationsfaktorer. Dessa förslag kan hjälpa att motivera äldre människor att motionera. Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore the reasons that motivate elderly people to exercise and to examine how the access to facilities relates to their motivation to exercise.Methods: Ten older people (60-72 years) were interviewed using a semi structured interview format. Results: The results of the interview analysis helped to identify several main themes relating to the initial reasons to exercise. These themes are: Physical and Psychological wellbeing, Social belonging, Results of exercise and Changed life conditions. The results showed also that the access to facilities is one important motivational factor for elderly peoples exercise. Conclusions: Overall, elderly people appeared to be motivated to exercise by their feelings about themselves, the positive impact the exercise had on their health and other aspects of their life. The findings provide information about proposals for actions that could be important to use as motivators. These proposals can help motivate elderly people to exercise.

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Chivunze, Edgar. "Motivation and behaviour change in Parkrun participants in Western Cape, South Africa." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32541.

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Background: Participation in physical activity is a cost effective way to reduce the risks of over 25 chronic diseases. Despite the many dangers of physical inactivity, more than a quarter of the South African population remains inactive. One initiative aimed at increasing engagement in physical activity is parkrun, a free weekly 5 km running/walking based activity. There has been an increase in the number of parkrun participants in South Africa since its inception. An understanding of the motivation for participation and health related behaviour change is important for organisers and public health professionals to increase participation in this weekly mass participation event. Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the motivations for participation in parkrun and physical activity related behaviour changes among parkrun participants registered in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Specific objectives The specific objectives of this study were: to identify demographic characteristics of parkrun participants in the Western Cape Province of South Africa; to describe the motivations for participating in parkrun runs in the Western Cape Province of South Africa; and to investigate physical activity related behaviour changes as a result of participating in parkruns in South Africa's Western Cape Province based on pre and post participation physical activity levels Methods: A cross sectional study was performed on 1787 parkrun participants registered at 40 parkrun sites in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Participants from 37 of these sites were invited to participate via the parkrun South Africa mailing list in an online survey. Participants from the remaining three parkrun sites responded on paper-based questionnaires at the parkrun sites. The questionnaire included sections on demographic characteristics including employment status, gym membership and educational level; physical activity programmes before joining parkrun and changes in physical activity after joining parkrun. Results: The median age of participants was 50 (IQR:38-59). Female participants formed 53.3% of the sample. Approximately 80% of participants were educated to diploma or degree level (Technikons/College/University); and participants reported high employment rates (71%). Fifty-one percent of the sample were gym members. A total of 64.8% reported having very good to excellent health. A total of 86.1% reported health/fitness as the biggest motivation for participation in parkrun. Another 71.8% of the sample were motivated by enjoyment. Safe environment (58.7%), earning Discovery Health Vitality Points (46.4%), stress relief (40.8%), cost (40.4%) and socialisation (39.4%) were other common motivations among the sample. After joining parkrun, 24% of participants took up new physical activity programmes, with a further 24% of participant increasing their weekly volume of physical activity. More female participants (50.9%) than male participants (44.7%) increased their physical activity levels or took up new physical activity programmes (χ² =7.331, p=0.007). Running was the widely adopted physical activity attracting 18.2% of the sample as new runners. Conclusion: In conclusion, we found that parkrun in the Western Cape is mostly taken up by participants in their sixth decade of life with half of them being overweight. Most participants are physically active before joining parkrun with more than half exceeding recommended global physical activity levels. These results were described in previous studies in Australia and the UK. We also found health/fitness to be the biggest motivation for parkrun participation followed by enjoyment and the safe environment provided at parkrun sites. Running and walking are the common activities that are taken up by participants after joining parkrun. Further prospective studies are recommended to determine cause and effect models and describe health related physical activity behaviour changes in detail.

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Feeser, Kristiana Marie. "Running for Your Life: Motivational Factors for Increased Physical Activity." OpenSIUC, 2016. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2076.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between message framing and behavioral expectancy in maintenance stage runners. Further, correlational analyses were computed to examine the relationship between level of motivation and Locus of Control (LOC). Motivation and LOC were measured before the participant was presented with positively, negatively, or neutrally framed messages (based on random assignment). Participants then answered a level of behavioral expectancy (i.e., how likely or unlikely they are to engage in this behavior) and an explanation of cognitive evaluation in the form of a qualitative question (why the provided message was persuasive or not). This stage was operationalized as running for at least one year, competing in at least one race per year, and running at least one mile per week. The sample consisted of mTurk (Amazon’s Mechanical Turk) users. Results indicated that the neutral message framing condition was significantly different in terms of behavioral expectancy from that of both the positive and negative message framing conditions. The positive and negative message framing conditions, however, did not result in significant differences in behavioral expectancy. Finally, while Locus of Control and levels of motivation are positively correlated in the literature, there was no significant correlation between these variables in this study. Conclusions from this research can be used to inform future health campaigns directed towards those already engaging in physical activity. Furthermore, results can be used to inform future research on message framing in non-active populations.

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LeBlanc, Lynne. "The influence of motivation and barriers on stages of exercise behavior change." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0005/MQ46588.pdf.

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Zoontjens, Andrea. "Exercise dependence : the role of fitness, self image and motivation to participate /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2003. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09SPS/09spsz879.pdf.

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Marques, Marta Moreira. "Physical exercise adherence: The role of motivation, regulatory efficacy and competing goals." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/645.

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Dissertação de Mestrado em Psicologia da Saúde Introdução. Os elevados índices de inactividade nas sociedades ocidentais e o conhecimento científico dos benefícios da prática regular de exercício físico, contribuíram para o impulsionar da investigação das variáveis psicológicas que podem estar associadas à adesão, manutenção, abandono e resistência à prática de exercício físico. O presente estudo, adoptando uma perspectiva de auto-regulação do comportamento (Maes & Karoly, 2005), analisou a relação entre a prática de exercício físico e a motivação (extrínseca e intrínseca), eficácia auto-reguladora e objectivos competitivos com a prática de exercício físico. Foi ainda objectivo deste estudo analisar a existência de diferenças nos níveis de fadiga, concentração, motivação, actividades diárias e sintomas psicológicos (problemas de sono, depressão e ansiedade), entre sujeitos com diferentes níveis de exercício físico. Método. Participaram no estudo 269 sujeitos adultos (21-65 anos), de ambos os sexos, distribuídos por diversos grupos de acordo com os seus níveis de actividade física: inactivos, activos irregulares, activos regulares (até 24 meses) e activos regulares (há pelo menos de 24 meses). Utilizando metodologia de inquérito, o estudo consistiu na aplicação de um conjunto de questionários, num único momento, aos participantes. O processo de recolha foi feito por email/correio. Os níveis de exercício físico foram recolhidos através de questões acerca do historial de actividade física dos participantes. Os instrumentos utilizados foram o Alameda 7 (Schoenborn, 1985), Behavior Regulation for Exercise Questionnaire (Markland& Tobin, 2004), Regulatory Self- Efficacy Scale, Competing Goals Scale (Gebhardt & Maes, 1998), Checklist of Individual Strength (Vercoulen, Swanink, Fennis, Galama, Van der Meer & Bleijenberg, 1994) and Brief Symptom Inventory (Canavarro, 1999). Todos os instrumentos apresentaram, nesta amostra, boas propriedades psicométricas. Resultados. Os resultados revelaram a existência de diferenças significativas nos níveis de eficácia auto-reguladora e motivação. Os sujeitos praticantes regulares de exercício físico apresentaram maior confiança na sua capacidade para ultrapassar barreiras à prática de exercício físico e regulação do comportamento mais autónoma, em comparação com os não praticantes e os praticantes irregulares. A quantidade de objectivos conflituantes com o exercício valorizados pelos indivíduos, apresentou igualmente diferenças significativas, neste caso, superior no grupo dos indivíduos inactivos. A análise discriminante efectuada extraiu uma função discriminativa ' significativa entre grupos, constituída pelas variáveis motivação e eficácia auto-reguladora. Verificou-se ainda existirem associações significativas positivas entre o tipo de regulação do comportamento e os níveis de eficácia auto-reguladora em todos os grupos de exercício físico. Os sujeitos não praticantes de exercício físico apresentaram os níveis mais elevados de fadiga, ansiedade e problemas de sono e, os níveis mais baixos de motivação e concentração. Discussão. Estes resultados contribuem para a compreensão dos factores psicológicos associados à prática de exercício físico. A investigação futura deverá examinar estas relações utilizando métodos longitudinais e de intervenção, de modo a observar de que forma estas variáveis permitem predizer modificações no comportamento de exercício físico ao longo do tempo. Considera-se que as intervenções dirigidas a aumentar os níveis de eficácia auto-reguladora, potenciar autonomia na regulação do comportamento (motivação intrínseca) e identificar e criar alternativas para objectivos competitivos, poderão ser úteis na promoção e manutenção da prática de exercício físico

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Gates, Jessica. "Understanding motivation and consumer behavior based on stages of change in exercise." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0025088.

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Yang, Jiajun. "Enhancing the quality and motivation of physical exercise using real-time sonification." Thesis, University of York, 2015. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/10396/.

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This research project investigated the use of real-time sonification as a way to improve the quality and motivation of biceps curl exercise among healthy young participants. A sonification system was developed featuring an elec- tromyography (EMG) sensor and Microsoft Kinect camera. During exercise, muscular and kinematic data were collected and sent to custom design sonifi- cation software developed using Max to generate real-time auditory feedback. The software provides four types of output sound in consideration of personal preference and long-term use. Three experiments were carried out. The pilot study examined the sonifi- cation system and gathered the users’ comments about their experience of each type of sound in relation to its functionality and aesthetics. A 3-session between-subjects test and an 8-session within-subjects comparative test were conducted to compared the exercise quality and motivation between two conditions: with and without the real-time sonification. Overall, several conclusions are drawn based on the experimental results: The sonification improved participants’ pace of biceps curl significantly. No significant effect was found for the effect on vertical movement range. Participants expended more effort in training with the presence of sonification. Analysis of sur- veys indicated a higher motivation and willingness when exercising with the sonification. The results reflect a wider potential for applications including general fitness, physiotherapy and elite sports training.

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Goedereis, Eric A. "A daily process analysis of short-term physical activity goal pursuits in midlife changes in goal processes, physical activity, and subjective well-being /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10450/10449.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2009. Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 154 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-111).

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Ng, Judy K. "University students' leisure exercise behaviours." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2005. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16376/1/Judy_Ng_Thesis.pdf.

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This research study was divided into three phases. Phase I included 157 university undergraduate students. It was designed to assess the content (face) validity of the Leisure Exercise Efficacy Scale (LEES). Phase II consisted of 240 university undergraduates. This phase investigated the internal consistency, factorial structure, and construct validity of the LEES. Phase III was the main study, a total of 331 university undergraduate students were involved. It has three objectives: 1) to examine the theoretical relationships among the variables of "leisure exercise efficacy", "leisure exercise motives", "leisure exercise barriers", and "leisure exercise behaviours" of university students using Social Cognitive Theory as the framework; 2) to assess the effect of a required physical education program, with interventions based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory, on the leisure exercise behaviours of university students; and 3) to examine the role that the Hong Kong environment plays and identify possible ways to increase university students' participation in leisure exercise. Path analysis results showed that leisure exercise efficacy was a significant and direct predictor of leisure exercise behaviours 3 months after the commencement of the semester. The re-specified Model of University Students' Leisure Exercise Behaviours was found to be tenable. However, repeated measures analysis of variance results showed that there were no significant 3-way interaction effects (Group x Gender x Assessment Time) or 2-way interaction effects (Gender x Assessment Time) (Group x Assessment Time) for all variables. Qualitative results showed three perceived leisure exercise barriers: 1) time; 2) attitudes towards exercise; and 3) structural. Three general dimensions emerged from the qualitative data to increase university students' participation in leisure exercise: 1) reinforcement of leisure exercise efficacy; 2) enhancement of leisure exercise motives; and 3) encouragement of a university sports culture. Practical implications of the research findings and recommendations for future research are given in this study.

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Ng, Judy K. "University students' leisure exercise behaviours." Queensland University of Technology, 2005. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16376/.

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This research study was divided into three phases. Phase I included 157 university undergraduate students. It was designed to assess the content (face) validity of the Leisure Exercise Efficacy Scale (LEES). Phase II consisted of 240 university undergraduates. This phase investigated the internal consistency, factorial structure, and construct validity of the LEES. Phase III was the main study, a total of 331 university undergraduate students were involved. It has three objectives: 1) to examine the theoretical relationships among the variables of "leisure exercise efficacy", "leisure exercise motives", "leisure exercise barriers", and "leisure exercise behaviours" of university students using Social Cognitive Theory as the framework; 2) to assess the effect of a required physical education program, with interventions based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory, on the leisure exercise behaviours of university students; and 3) to examine the role that the Hong Kong environment plays and identify possible ways to increase university students' participation in leisure exercise. Path analysis results showed that leisure exercise efficacy was a significant and direct predictor of leisure exercise behaviours 3 months after the commencement of the semester. The re-specified Model of University Students' Leisure Exercise Behaviours was found to be tenable. However, repeated measures analysis of variance results showed that there were no significant 3-way interaction effects (Group x Gender x Assessment Time) or 2-way interaction effects (Gender x Assessment Time) (Group x Assessment Time) for all variables. Qualitative results showed three perceived leisure exercise barriers: 1) time; 2) attitudes towards exercise; and 3) structural. Three general dimensions emerged from the qualitative data to increase university students' participation in leisure exercise: 1) reinforcement of leisure exercise efficacy; 2) enhancement of leisure exercise motives; and 3) encouragement of a university sports culture. Practical implications of the research findings and recommendations for future research are given in this study.

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Checko, Erica Rose. "Personal motivation, body image, health behavior and stage of exercising /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2007. http://0-digitalcommons.uri.edu.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/AAI3298366.

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Tomsuk, Emrah. "Enhancing Posterior Pelvic Tilt Exercise By Providing Motivation Inducing Feedback To The Patient." Master's thesis, METU, 2008. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12609639/index.pdf.

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The aim of this study is to develop a set-up that can be used by patients performing posterior pelvic tilt exercises to assess and improve the effectiveness of the exercise by visual feedbacks. Lifetime of low back pain prevalence is between %60 and %90. In other words almost everyone encounters the problem of low back pain sometime during their life. Therapeutic and protective exercises are the most important components of treatment for the low back pain. People who have mechanical based low back pain due to postural disorders, have weakness of abdominal and back muscles. Posterior pelvic tilt exercises are one of the effective types of exercises to solve this problem. These can be done standing against a wall or lying on a surface. These exercises are advised to patients generally as home exercise programs. However most patients cannot do their exercises effectively due to lack of training and control. In posterior pelvic tilt exercise, the patient is asked to straighten his/her lumbar lordosis and exert as much pressure as possible to the surface he/she is lying on. It is believed that the efficiency of the exercise is correlated with the amount of this pressure. Entertaining visual feedback may increase patient&amp #8217 s motivation and consequently quality of the exercise. In this experimental set-up, pressure variations were determined by three receivers which were placed under the back of the patient to provide feedback for proper posterior pelvic tilt exercises. By means of this experimental set-up training for these exercises was achieved easily and the quality of exercises was improved.

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Loberg, Jenny. "Exercise of tied dairy cows during the winter : aspects of motivation and preference /." Skara : Deptartment of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2005. http://epsilon.slu.se/9977310.pdf.

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Leggett, Nicole. "The influence of motivation and conditional goal setting on obese children's weight loss success in a resistance training program." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2009. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1886.

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Aim: The present study aimed to investigate psychological influences upon overweight and obese eight to twelve year aids weight loss success in a resistance training program. Design: A mixed method repeated measures design was used. The quantitative component involved participants' completing self-report questionnaires on conditional goal setting, motivation, depression and self-concept at pre-test, post-test and at an eight week follow-up. Body composition data was collected at the same time periods using Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry. The qualitative component involved a small group of participants' participating in two semi-structured interviews, one early in their involvement in the resistance training program and one following completion of the resistance training. The interviews were conducted from an interpretivist framework and were designed to obtain participants' insight into factors that influenced their motivation and weight loss success. Research Question and Hypotheses: The overarching research question for the study was: What factors influence motivation and weight loss success among eight to twelve year aids participating in a resistance training program? To answer this research question and to guide analysis of the quantitative data four hypotheses were posed: Over the course of the resistance training program participants with higher intrinsic and extrinsic motivation will experience greater amounts of weight loss compared to participants with lower intrinsic and extrinsic motivation; Over the course of the resistance training program self-concept will be positively associated with intrinsic motivation and inversely associated with extrinsic motivation; Individuals who make their overall happiness conditional on their weight loss outcomes will have higher depression symptomatology both before and after the resistance training program compared to mid and low conditional goal setters; and High conditional goal setters will have lower self-concept and lower motivation before and after the resistance training and lower weight loss outcomes compared to mid and low conditional goal setters. Participants: Fifty nine participants were recruited to participate in the resistance training program. Eleven left the program within the first few weeks. The remaining 4 7 participants were recruited to participate in the present study. The weight range of participants was 33.79 - 84.64kg and the range of percentage fat in participants' body composition was 25.3 48.7%. Of the 47 participants involved in the quantitative part of this study 10 were recruited to participate in the semi-structured interviews. The weight range of these participants was 45.31-73.29kg and the percentage fat ranged between 37.9-43.4%. Results: Results of the data analysis revealed that motivation significantly declined between pre-test and post-test and seemingly had little influence upon participants’ weight loss success. There was also no evidence that self-concept affected motivation. Conditional goal setting was found to significantly influence participants1 weight loss success as well as their depression, self-concept and motivation. Thematic analysis of the interview transcripts revealed a number of influences on motivation and participants1 weight loss success including the influence of participants' social context, self-concept, experience of autonomy and control and the influence of external forces including parents and the resistance training program. Conclusion: The present study provided insight into some of the individual factors that affect children1s motivation and weight loss success in a resistance training program. Implications of this information for future research are discussed.

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Tobin, Vannessa J. "Facilitating exercise behaviour change a self-determination theory and motivational interviewing perspective /." Thesis, Bangor University, 2003. http://www.oregonpdf.org.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wales, Bangor, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 203-222). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

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Renoud-Grappin, Rémi. "Mesures neurophysiologiques de la motivation à poursuivre un effort physique." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024UBFCE027.

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Le manque d’activité physique est un problème de santé publique, avec des recommandations de pratique régulière d’exercice, notamment après des événements cardiaques comme un infarctus.Pourtant, beaucoup de personnes éprouvent une aversion pour l’effort physique, même conscientes de ses bienfaits. La motivation devient donc un facteur crucial pour encourager la pratique continue d’exercice, et la mesure de la motivation est essentielle pour comprendre et soutenir l'engagement dans l’activité physique. Si la motivation pendant un programme d’exercice est relativement bien étudiée, peu d’études portent sur la mesure de la motivation pendant l’exercice lui-même.Dans cette thèse, nous nous intéressons à la possibilité de mesurer objectivement la motivation à poursuivre un exercice physique. Les outils psychométriques de mesures de la motivation tels que les informations auto rapportées (questionnaires), le comportement, la psychophysiologie et l’activité cérébrale ne sont pas tous adaptés à une mesure au cours d'un effort physique. La technique EEG est prometteuse pour mesurer objectivement la motivation pendant l’exercice, notamment via les potentiels évoqués.La réalisation d’une revue systématique montre que peu d’études ont mesuré des potentiels évoqués pendant le pédalage. Parmi les 20 études incluses, toutes rapportent la faisabilité de mesurer des potentiels évoqués pendant le pédalage, dans des conditions variées d’intensité, de durée et de condition environnementale. Mais dans aucune étude, les potentiels évoqués mesurés n’étaient liés à la motivation. De ce fait, nous avons mis en place une étude afin d’étudier la faisabilité de mesurer des potentiels évoqués liés à la motivation pendant l’exercice. Vingt sujets on tété recrutés pour effectuer une tâche de motivation pendant que leur activité cérébrale était enregistrée durant deux sessions, l’une étant réalisée tout en pédalant sur un cyclo ergomètre à intensité modérée, et l’autre sans pédaler. Les résultats comportementaux et EEG soutiennent l’hypothèse de pouvoir utiliser les potentiels évoqués comme mesure objective de motivation pendant l’exercice.Quelques réflexions importantes sont à considérer pour aller plus loin. D’une part, les potentiels évoqués mesurés dans cette thèse étaient liés à la motivation pour la tâche, et non pas à la motivation à poursuivre l’exercice. Une version adaptée de la même tâche a été validée et pourrait permettre de lier les potentiels évoqués à la motivation pour l’effort de pédalage. D’autre part, la motivation à poursuivre un exercice physique ne se limite pas à une motivation guidée par des récompenses à court terme. L’utilisation de la réalité virtuelle pourrait aider à envisager une approche expérimentale qui compléterait l’approche actuelle, afin de développer des mesures objectives de motivation à poursuivre un exercice The lack of physical activity is a public health issue, with recommendations for regular exercise,particularly after cardiac events such as a heart attack. However, many people experience anaversion to physical effort, even when they are aware of its benefits. Motivation thus becomes acrucial factor in encouraging sustained exercise practice, and measuring motivation is essential tounderstanding and supporting engagement in physical activity. While motivation during an exerciseprogram has been relatively well studied, few studies have focused on measuring motivation duringthe exercise itself. In this thesis, we explore the possibility of objectively measuring motivation tocontinue physical exercise.In experimental neuroscience, motivation is often reduced to a set of brain responses and behaviorsoriented toward obtaining a reward. Psychometric tools for measuring motivation include self-reported data (questionnaires), behavior, psychophysiology, and brain activity. The EEG techniqueshows promise for objectively measuring motivation during exercise, particularly through event-related potentials (ERPs).A systematic review revealed that few studies have measured ERPs during cycling. Among the 20studies included, all demonstrated the feasibility of measuring ERPs during cycling under variousconditions of intensity, duration, and environmental factors. However, in none of these studies werethe ERPs measured linked to motivation. Therefore, we conducted a study to assess the feasibility ofmeasuring motivation-related ERPs during exercise. Twenty participants were recruited to completea motivation task while their brain activity was recorded during two sessions: one while cycling on acycle ergometer at moderate intensity, and the other without cycling. Behavioral and EEG resultssupport the hypothesis that ERPs can be used as an objective measure of motivation during exercise.Several important considerations must be addressed to move forward. On the one hand, the ERPsmeasured in this study are related to task motivation, which does not correspond to motivation tocontinue exercising. An adapted version of the same task has been validated and could help link ERPsto motivation for the effort of cycling. On the other hand, motivation to continue physical exercise isnot limited to motivation driven by short-term rewards. The use of virtual reality could help developan experimental approach that complements the current one, in order to develop objectivemeasures of motivation to continue exercise

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Korkiakangas, E. (Eveliina). "Aikuisten liikuntamotivaatioon vaikuttavat tekijät." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2010. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514263767.

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Abstract Exercise promotes health, work ability, well-being and prevents diseases, such as type 2 diabetes. This study looks at the factors affecting exercise motivation in adults. Factors affecting exercise motivation refers to factors that either motivate people to exercise or restrict them. The study material was gathered from four different sets of subjects: women attending gymnastics classes arranged by the sports association Oulun Voimisteluseura, parents with young children and persons at high risk of type 2 diabetes taking part in the follow-up of the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study in Oulu or the Elvira Counseling project. The survey targeted at female gymnasts (n=76) included open-ended questions and 56 statements which were studied using factor analysis. The survey aimed at parents with young children (n=37) consisted of five open-ended questions. The high-risk persons (n=74) who took part in group counseling in the Elvira Counseling project completed questionnaires at the beginning and at the end of the counseling. Twenty-two of them were interviewed. Group counseling sessions (82 h) were videotaped. The surveys yielded information on issues such as exercise activity and pedometer use and respondents’ assessments of how their exercise volume had been affected by pedometer use. Exercise activity was reported as the means of metabolic equivalent (MET) hours and its 95% confidence intervals. The statistical significance of changes in MET hours was measured using pairwise t-test, and differences in MET hours between groups were tested with variance analysis. Surveys targeted at persons from Oulu taking part in the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study were conducted in 2003 (n=63) and 2008 (n=71). The survey comprised five open-ended questions. Qualitative data were analyzed using inductive content analysis. Exercise motivation consisted of exercise capital, which comprises four sub-areas: exercise activity, exercise as a habit, exercise as a resource and perceiving life situation as conducive to exercise. Factors motivating and restricting exercise came out as physical, mental and social factors. The concept of exercise capital provides a tool for exercise counseling in different life situations. Exercise motivation can be supported by looking at the factors restricting by focusing on their own exercise activity and motivation, by strengthening factors that promote motivation to exercise and by supporting family exercise and the social aspects of exercise Tiivistelmä Liikunta edistää terveyttä, työkykyä, hyvinvointia ja ehkäisee sairauksia, kuten tyypin 2 diabetesta. Tässä tutkimuksessa selvitetään, millaisia ovat aikuisten liikuntamotivaatioon vaikuttavat tekijät. Liikuntamotivaatioon vaikuttavilla tekijöillä tarkoitetaan liikkumiseen motivoivia ja liikkumista rajoittavia tekijöitä. Tutkimusaineisto kerättiin neljästä osa-aineistosta: Oulun Voimisteluseuran liikuntaryhmissä käyviltä naisilta, pienten lasten vanhemmilta ja tyypin 2 diabeteksen korkean riskin henkilöiltä, jotka osallistuivat Suomalaisen diabeteksen ehkäisytutkimuksen seurantaan Oulussa tai Elvira counseling -hankkeeseen. Kysely naisvoimistelijoille (n=76) sisälsi avoimia kysymyksiä sekä 56 väittämää, joita tarkasteltiin faktorianalyysillä. Pienten lasten vanhempien (n=37) kysely sisälsi viisi avointa kysymystä. Elvira counseling –hankkeessa toteutettuun ryhmäohjaukseen osallistuneet henkilöt (n=74) vastasivat kyselyyn ohjauksen alussa ja lopussa, heistä 22 haastateltiin, ja kaikki ryhmäohjauskerrat videoitiin (82 h). Kyselyt tuottivat tietoa muun muassa liikunta-aktiivisuudesta ja askelmittarin käytöstä sekä vastaajien arvioita askelmittarin käytön vaikutuksesta heidän liikkumisensa määrään. Liikunta-aktiivisuus raportoitiin metabolic equivalent (MET) -tuntien keskiarvoina ja sen 95 % luottamusväleinä. MET-tunneissa tapahtuneiden muutosten tilastollista merkitsevyyttä mitattiin parittaista T-testiä käyttäen, ja ryhmien välisiä MET-tuntieroja testattiin varianssianalyysilla. Suomalaiseen diabeteksen ehkäisytutkimukseen osallistuneille oululaisille toteutettiin kyselytutkimukset vuosina 2003 (n=63) ja 2008 (n=71). Kysely sisälsi viisi avointa kysymystä. Laadulliset aineistot analysoitiin aineistolähtöisellä sisällönanalyysilla. Liikuntamotivaatio muodostui liikunnallisesta pääomasta, jossa on neljä toisiinsa vaikuttavaa osa-aluetta: liikunta-aktiivisuus, liikunta tottumuksena, liikunta voimavarana sekä elämäntilanteen kokeminen liikkumiselle suotuisana. Liikkumiseen motivoivat tekijät ja liikkumista rajoittavat tekijät ilmenivät fyysisinä, psyykkisinä ja sosiaalisina tekijöinä. Liikunnallisen pääoman käsite tarjoaa työvälineen erilaisissa elämäntilanteissa. Liikuntamotivaatiota voidaan tukea pohtimalla liikkumista rajoittavia tekijöitä oman liikunta-aktiivisuuden ja liikuntamotivaation tarkastelun ja ongelmanratkaisun avulla, vahvistamalla liikkumista motivoivia tekijöitä sekä tukemalla perheliikuntaa ja liikunnan sosiaalisia merkityksiä

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Noack, Rachel. "Psychological effects of exercise : the relationship to eating attitudes, body esteem/self-esteem and motivation, in relation to gender and exercise category /." Adelaide, 1999. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ARPS/09arpsn743.pdf.

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May, Christine. "Effects of Acute Exercise on Automatic Action-Tendencies and Self-Reported Affect." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1427979148.

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Emm-Collison, Lydia. "A mixed methods investigation of exercise motivation in adolescence : a self-determination theory approach." Thesis, University of Bath, 2017. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.715268.

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The purpose of this thesis was to explore the motivational processes that underpin adolescent exercise and sedentary behaviour. Grounded in Self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985), a series of four studies sought to address key methodological pitfalls within the extant SDT literature and utilise these developments to explore how motivation and its related cognitive processes relate to adolescent exercise and sedentary behaviour. In Chapter 2, through focus groups with 39 adolescents, the participants’ conceptualisation of exercise was explored to inform the interpretation of responses to exercise-related measures and the measurement of exercise behaviour. In Chapter 3, to facilitate the holistic measurement of need support, the Adolescent Psychological Need Support in Exercise Scale (APNSEQ) was developed and validated in two samples of adolescents (N=806). In Chapter 4, applying the new APNSEQ measure and the conceptual insight gained in Chapter 2, cross-sectional data from 388 adolescents supported the nomological network of variables proposed within SDT. However, the SDT model only explained a small amount of variance in behaviour. Thus, in Chapter 5 (N=257), a mediation model, where action planning, self-monitoring and habit mediate the relationship between autonomous motivation and behaviour was explored. Habit was a significant mediator of the relationship between autonomous motivation and exercise and sedentary behaviour, and need support was indirectly associated with self-regulation. Collectively, the four studies address some key conceptual and methodological issues present in the extant SDT literature, and apply these developments to offer a comprehensive exploration of the motivational processes that underpin adolescent exercise and sedentary behaviour. Through holistically considering the antecedents of motivation (i.e., need support, need thwarting, need satisfaction, and need frustration), as well as exploring the processes through which motivation influences behaviour, this thesis offers exciting routes for theoretically robust future research, as well as potential insights for intervention.

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Kwan, Jason, Linda Nguy, and Jingxin Yang. "Identifying types of Motivation in Type 1 Diabetes Self-Management and Exercise in Adolescents." The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624201.

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Class of 2017 Abstract Objectives: The purpose of the study was to identify the types of motivation that promote sustained physical activity among adolescents between the ages of 11-17 who are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) to prevent diabetes related complications. Methods: Questionnaires were distributed and collected among the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s (JDRF) listserv, Facebook page, and events in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona on motivations for managing diabetes and exercise and confidence in diabetes management and performing physical activity. Demographic data was collected on age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Physical activity, levels of activity intensity, weight, height, health- related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventative services were also included in this study. Results: 11 adolescents completed questionnaires, categorized by participants who exercise less than 60 minutes daily (Group below recommended exercise level, GBRE) and participants who exercise more or equal to 60 minutes daily (Group meeting recommended exercise level, GMRE). GBRE’s average mean age was 15.75 and GMRE’s average mean age was 13.92. GMRE was associated with higher intensity physical activity (42.85% versus 0%). GBRE had a relative autonomy index (RAI) of 1.67 on the Treatment Self-regulation Questionnaire (TSRQ) compared to GMRE with a RAI of 3.81 (Mann-Whitney U 19, p-value 0.412). GBRE scored 73.75 on the Diabetes Self-efficacy Scale (DSES) and GMRE scored 78.71 (Mann-Whitney U 7, p-value 0.23). Conclusions: Adolescents who exercised ≥ 60 minutes daily were observed to be self-motivated in managing their diabetes, especially maintaining exercise recommendations to decrease diabetes related complications.

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Ransom-Flint, Terry. "Implementation intentions, personality, and exercise behavior." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1162772735.

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Chu, Wing-sze. "An investigation of physical activity participation pattern and level in relation to metamotivational profiles in Hong Kong children using reversal theory /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31941606.

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Chatzisarantis, Nikolaos. "A self determination theory approach to the study of physical activity intentions." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.324531.

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Welker, Kristen. "Exploration of Use and Perceptions of Exercise-Related Fitness Pages on Social Networking Sites: Impact on Appearance Motivation." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1524570413689677.

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Dahlgren, Annika, and Anneli Idnert. "COPD application - developing a smartphone application to increase exercise." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20463.

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Kroniskt Obstruktiv Lungsjukdom (KOL) är en sjukdom som mellan 500 000 och 700 000 människor beräknas lida av i Sverige idag och det är en sjukdom som blir allt vanligare. Enligt nya riktlinjer ifrån Socialstyrelsen kan daglig träning i form av styrka och kondition ge en ökad livskvalité för personer som är sjuka i KOL. Det är dock svårt att få patienterna till daglig fysisk träning, en av anledningarna är att patienterna har svårt att andas vilket leder till ångest vid till exempel pulshöjning. Vi ställer oss därmed frågan om patienterna med hjälp av en applikation till smartphones som har inslag av spelifiering skulle kunna öka sin motivation till daglig träning.Arbetet inleds med en förundersökning där det utförs en litteraturstudie, en analys av fyra olika motivations-applikationer samt intervjuer med fem stycken sjuksköterskor och sjukgymnaster som arbetar med KOL-patienter inom primärvården. Detta görs för att få ett underlag om vad för funktionalitet och vilken design applikationen bör ha för att tilltala sin målgrupp. Utifrån det underlaget utarbetas en applikation som testas på sex personer genom användartester med efterföljande intervjuer.Resultat visar på att det framtagna konceptet är intressant och de tillfrågade anser att applikationen kan öka deras motivationen till daglig träning. Graden av spelifiering i applikationen upplevs motiverande och kul och att det finns utrymme för vidareutveckling av detta. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease that is estimated to affect 500 000 to 700 000 people in Sweden today and it is a disease that keeps becoming more common. According to new guidelines from The National Board of Health and Welfare daily exercise give increased quality of life to a person ill from COPD. It is however difficult to get these people to exercise daily due to the fact that their breathing difficulties increase during training. So we want to examine the possibilities to increase these peoples motivation to enhance their daily exercise with a mobile application containing elements of gamification.With that in mind we start of by performing a literature study, an analysis of four motivational applications and interviewing five people who works with COPD in the primary care units. The goal of this is to get a feel of what functionality this kind of application should contain. We then develop an application and test it on six people to get an indication whether the design works or not. The tests are followed by an interview of each of the testers. What we find is that the application as a concept works very well. The interviewed people think it is an interesting solution to increase their daily exercise. The degree of gamification that the application contains is perceived to be motivational and fun.

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Smith, Michael A. "The Influence of Activity Trackers on Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Endurance, Body Composition, and Exercise Motivation." Thesis, University of Central Oklahoma, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10607377.

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The purpose of this research was to examine the influence of activity trackers on physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory endurance (CRE), body fat percentage (BF%), and exercise motivation. With wearable technology being named as the number one fitness trend for 2016 and 2017 (Thompson, 2015, 2016), activity trackers may be an effective tool to increase physical activity, increase CRE, decrease BF%, and improve exercise motivation. Forty-eight healthy volunteer participants ages 18–72 who did not achieve more than 3000 metabolic equivalent of task (MET) minutes per week of physical activity (PA) were recruited to participate in a 12-week walking intervention. Participants were given the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), exercise motivation inventory (EMI-2) survey, tested for anthropometric measures, and tested for CRE at baseline and final testing. Participants were divided into an activity tracker group and a control group. Analyses revealed no significant differences between the treatment and control groups for PA, CRE, BF%, or motivation from baseline to final testing. There were significant improvements in PA measured by the IPAQ for both groups from baseline to final testing, F (2, 64) = 17.374, p = .000; however, step counts did not improve for either group from baseline to final testing. There were significant improvements in CRE for both groups from baseline to final testing, F (1, 29) = 13.016, p = .001. Analyses revealed that the walking program may have been effective for improving PA and CRE, but that activity trackers did not provide any additional benefits. The conclusion is that activity trackers alone may not be an effective tool for the improvement of PA, CRE, BF%, or motivation.

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