The motivational function of goals in physical activity: a cross-cultural comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of the study was to show the differences in the dominant motivational function of physical activity (PA) between women and men from Poland (PL), China (CN), Iran (IR), Kazakhstan (KZ), Egypt (EG), Romania (RO), and Italy (IT).

Methods

A total of 6,195 participants (females = 3,376 and males = 2,819) aged 18-88 years (M = 28.5, SD = 12.74), residing in the seven countries, were analyzed for the purpose of this study. Twelve goal types were distinguished by the Inventory of Physical Activity Objectives (IPAO) tool were used in the study.

Results

The analysis results indicated the significant main effects of gender and country. The three-way interaction between gender, type of goal, and country was significant, indicative that the largest differe

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12815830 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature