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Testing a self-determination theory model of children’s physical activity motivation: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Understanding children’s physical activity motivation, its antecedents and associations with behavior is important and can be advanced by using self-determination theory. However, research among youth is largely restricted to adolescents and studies of motivation within certain contexts...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3852537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24067078 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-10-111 |
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author | Sebire, Simon J Jago, Russell Fox, Kenneth R Edwards, Mark J Thompson, Janice L |
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description | BACKGROUND: Understanding children’s physical activity motivation, its antecedents and associations with behavior is important and can be advanced by using self-determination theory. However, research among youth is largely restricted to adolescents and studies of motivation within certain contexts (e.g., physical education). There are no measures of self-determination theory constructs (physical activity motivation or psychological need satisfaction) for use among children and no previous studies have tested a self-determination theory-based model of children’s physical activity motivation. The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of scores derived from scales adapted to measure self-determination theory constructs among children and test a motivational model predicting accelerometer-derived physical activity. METHODS: Cross-sectional data from 462 children aged 7 to 11 years from 20 primary schools in Bristol, UK were analysed. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the construct validity of adapted behavioral regulation and psychological need satisfaction scales. Structural equation modelling was used to test cross-sectional associations between psychological need satisfaction, motivation types and physical activity assessed by accelerometer. RESULTS: The construct validity and reliability of the motivation and psychological need satisfaction measures were supported. Structural equation modelling provided evidence for a motivational model in which psychological need satisfaction was positively associated with intrinsic and identified motivation types and intrinsic motivation was positively associated with children’s minutes in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. CONCLUSIONS: The study provides evidence for the psychometric properties of measures of motivation aligned with self-determination theory among children. Children’s motivation that is based on enjoyment and inherent satisfaction of physical activity is associated with their objectively-assessed physical activity and such motivation is positively associated with perceptions of psychological need satisfaction. These psychological factors represent potential malleable targets for interventions to increase children’s physical activity. |
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spelling | pubmed-38525372013-12-06 Testing a self-determination theory model of children’s physical activity motivation: a cross-sectional study Sebire, Simon J Jago, Russell Fox, Kenneth R Edwards, Mark J Thompson, Janice L Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act Research BACKGROUND: Understanding children’s physical activity motivation, its antecedents and associations with behavior is important and can be advanced by using self-determination theory. However, research among youth is largely restricted to adolescents and studies of motivation within certain contexts (e.g., physical education). There are no measures of self-determination theory constructs (physical activity motivation or psychological need satisfaction) for use among children and no previous studies have tested a self-determination theory-based model of children’s physical activity motivation. The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of scores derived from scales adapted to measure self-determination theory constructs among children and test a motivational model predicting accelerometer-derived physical activity. METHODS: Cross-sectional data from 462 children aged 7 to 11 years from 20 primary schools in Bristol, UK were analysed. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the construct validity of adapted behavioral regulation and psychological need satisfaction scales. Structural equation modelling was used to test cross-sectional associations between psychological need satisfaction, motivation types and physical activity assessed by accelerometer. RESULTS: The construct validity and reliability of the motivation and psychological need satisfaction measures were supported. Structural equation modelling provided evidence for a motivational model in which psychological need satisfaction was positively associated with intrinsic and identified motivation types and intrinsic motivation was positively associated with children’s minutes in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. CONCLUSIONS: The study provides evidence for the psychometric properties of measures of motivation aligned with self-determination theory among children. Children’s motivation that is based on enjoyment and inherent satisfaction of physical activity is associated with their objectively-assessed physical activity and such motivation is positively associated with perceptions of psychological need satisfaction. These psychological factors represent potential malleable targets for interventions to increase children’s physical activity. BioMed Central 2013-09-26 /pmc/articles/PMC3852537/ /pubmed/24067078 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-10-111 Text en Copyright © 2013 Sebire et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Sebire, Simon J Jago, Russell Fox, Kenneth R Edwards, Mark J Thompson, Janice L Testing a self-determination theory model of children’s physical activity motivation: a cross-sectional study |
title | Testing a self-determination theory model of children’s physical activity motivation: a cross-sectional study |
title_full | Testing a self-determination theory model of children’s physical activity motivation: a cross-sectional study |
title_fullStr | Testing a self-determination theory model of children’s physical activity motivation: a cross-sectional study |
title_full_unstemmed | Testing a self-determination theory model of children’s physical activity motivation: a cross-sectional study |
title_short | Testing a self-determination theory model of children’s physical activity motivation: a cross-sectional study |
title_sort | testing a self-determination theory model of children’s physical activity motivation: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3852537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24067078 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-10-111 |
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