The relationship between self-determined motivation, emotional involvement, cognitive involvement and leisure-time physical activity among college students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Grounded in self-determination theory and the stimulus-organism-response framework, this study examines factors that affect college students' leisure-time physical activity by considering the basic psychological needs satisfaction (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness), self-determined motivation, emotional and cognitive involvement.

Methods

The sample included 526 students (47.8 % male; 57.2 % female) from four universities in central China. A structural equation model was used to analyze associations among variables.

Results

The satisfaction of all three basic psychological needs had a significant positive impact on emotional involvement. Additionally, autonomy and competence need satisfaction had a significant positive impact on self-determined mot

SUBMITTER: Yang PF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11152922 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature