ERIC Number: EJ914180
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
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Physical Activity Motivation in Late Adolescence: Refinement of a Recent Multidimensional Model
Martin, Andrew J.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v81 n3 p278-289 Sep 2010
Recent research (Martin et al., 2006) presented a new, multidimensional approach to physical activity motivation (using the Physical Activity Motivation Scale [PAMS]) operationalized through four factors: adaptive cognition, adaptive behavior, impeding/maladaptive cognition, and maladaptive behavior. The present study extends this early research by recruiting a larger sample of 705 young people, in late adolescence, using a shortened form of PAMS (PAMS-Revised), and including physical and nonphysical correlates as a means of better understanding its validity. Findings confirmed a sound four-factor framework comprising reliable factors. Findings also demonstrated hypothesized relations between physical activity motivation and physical correlates and, to a lesser extent, between physical activity motivation and more general life correlates. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Late Adolescents, Motivation, Adjustment (to Environment), Models, Measures (Individuals), Correlation, Construct Validity, Physical Health, Well Being, Schemata (Cognition), Foreign Countries, Self Concept
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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