The Influence of Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Motives among UK-Based University Students

Autor/inn/en	Roberts, Simon; Reeves, Matthew; Ryrie, Angus
Titel	The Influence of Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Motives among UK-Based University Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Further and Higher Education, 39 (2015) 4, S.598-607 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-877X
DOI	10.1080/0309877X.2014.938265
Schlagwörter	Physical Activities; Exercise; Athletics; Gender Differences; College Students; Foreign Countries; Student Motivation; Measures (Individuals); Age Differences; Student Attitudes; Program Design; Prevention; Health Education; Risk; Health Behavior; Interpersonal Attraction; Multivariate Analysis; United Kingdom; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Übung; Leichtathletik; Geschlechterkonflikt; Collegestudent; Ausland; Schulische Motivation; Messdaten; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Schülerverhalten; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Risiko; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Interpersonale Anziehung; Multivariate Analyse; Großbritannien
Abstract	Recent evidence suggests that the majority of the adult population fails to achieve the recommended target of 30-minutes moderate intensity exercise, days a week. This includes university students who often have the time to engage in physical activity. The aim of this study was to determine exercise motives for a UK-based student population. The motives of 736 participants (± 20.45 years of age, SD = 3.50) regarding participation or non-participation in free-time exercise, sport and physical activity were measured using the Exercise Motivation Inventory-2 (EMI-2). Significant main effects were reported for age (P = 0.1) and gender (P = 0.1). Students over 23 years of age reported higher levels of motivation than the other age groups (i.e. for stress, revitalisation and avoidance of ill health). The results of this study indicate that the motivation of UK university students to engage in physical activity or exercise demonstrates gender and age differences. These findings should enable health professionals and health educators in university environments to design preventative programmes aimed at reducing multiple risk behaviours among university populations. These could include gender-specific exercise programmes underpinned by appearance motives for female university populations. (As Provided).
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