Graduate Thesis Or Dissertation
 

The exercise motivation scale : its multifaceted structure and construct validity

Público Deposited

Conteúdo disponível para baixar

Baixar PDF
https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/08612r01g

Descriptions

Attribute NameValues
Creator
Abstract
  • Building upon Deci and Ryan's (1985, 1991) self-determination theory as well as previous empirical work on motivation, the present study was designed to develop a multifaceted 31-item Exercise Motivation Scale (EMS). A series of pilot studies were first conducted in order to generate the 31 scale items. The EMS was then administered to male and female college students (N=592) who participated in various exercise activity classes offered through university physical activity programs. Using structural equation modeling methodology, evidence for a robust factor structure, subscale reliabilities, and convergent and discriminant validity was sought for the proposed eight facets of the exercise motivation construct. These facets included amotivation, external regulation, introjected regulation, identified regulation, integrated regulation, intrinsic motivation to learn, intrinsic motivation to accomplish things, and intrinsic motivation to experience sensation. Results provided adequate evidence for the a priori hypothesized EMS factor structure, and acceptable subscale reliability estimates. Further analyses on the EMS structural relationships revealed a simplex pattern of the self-determination continuum underlying the various motivational orientations assessed by the EMS. Finally, selected antecedents and consequences of exercise motivation showed that the EMS facets had nomological validity and depicted differential relationships with the various antecedents and consequences examined. These results provided initial empirical support for the applicability of self-determination theory in the context of exercise, and suggested a multifaceted approach to the conceptualization of exercise motivation.
Resource Type
Date Available
Date Issued
Degree Level
Degree Name
Degree Field
Degree Grantor
Commencement Year
Advisor
Committee Member
Academic Affiliation
Non-Academic Affiliation
Subject
Declaração de direitos
Publisher
Peer Reviewed
Language
Digitization Specifications
  • File scanned at 300 ppi (Monochrome) using ScandAll PRO 1.8.1 on a Fi-6770A in PDF format. CVista PdfCompressor 4.0 was used for pdf compression and textual OCR.
Replaces

Relações

Parents:

This work has no parents.

Em Collection:

Itens

Miniatura Título Data de carga Acesso Ações
file details LiFuzhong1996.pdf 2017-08-04 Público Baixar