Theories to Explain Exercise Motivation and Physical Inactivity: Ways of Expanding Our Current Theoretical Perspective

Frontiers in Psychology

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Ralf Brand¹  Boris Cheval² 

[1] University of Potsdam;Swiss Center for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva;Laboratory for the Study of Emotion Elicitation and Expression (E3Lab), Department of Psychology, University of Geneva

关键词: exercise;    motivation;    affect;    automaticity;    physical inactivity;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01147

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Physical inactivity and lack of exercise are major societal health problems. Most experts in exercisepsychology, if asked how to support people in growing their motivation for physical activityand exercise, would probably recommend shifting the decisional balance by creating a belief thatthere are more benefits to be had from becoming active than barriers to be overcome, bolsteringtheir appraisals of self-efficacy, and creating social environments that promote perceptions ofautonomy, competence, and relatedness (e.g., Biddle and Vergeer, 2019). These recommendationsare evidence-based (e.g., Teixeira et al., 2012; Young et al., 2014). Many empirical studies showthat people who are sufficiently physically active differ in these variables from those who are lessactive. There are also longitudinal and intervention studies demonstrating that changing thesemotivational variables makes behavior change more likely.

【 授权许可】

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