Motivation Profiles for Physical Activity Among Office Workers

Frontiers in Psychology

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Tao Zhong¹  Hui Wang² 

[1] College of Sport and Health, Henan Normal University;College of Sport and Health, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

关键词: physical activity;    motivation;    self-determination theory;    latent profile analysis;    person-centered approach;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01577

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Physical activity is of importance for health enhancement. To promote physical activity involvement, motivation is considered to be a key factor. This study aimed to examine the motivation profiles for physical activity in a sample of Chinese office-based workers, grounded in a person-centered approach. Latent profile analysis was performed to generate motivation profiles for physical activity behavior. Successively, profile differences in relation to different motivations and physical activity were explored. Two motivation profiles emerged from the analysis. The two profiles differed significantly in various behavioral motivations and physical activity. The findings indicate that motivation profile characterized by autonomous motivation and introjected regulation is more favorable in physical activity participation, compared with a profile featuring external regulation and amotivation. The motivation profiles that naturally emerge are informative for future intervention design aiming to facilitate physical activity participation.

【 授权许可】

CC BY