Motives and Passion of Adults from Pakistan toward Physical Activity.

ABSTRACT: Globally, a large proportion of people do not participate in adequate physical activity to gain health benefits. Physical inactivity is a primary risk factor for global mortality. Research suggests that motives and passion influence participation in physical activity. The main purposes of the present study were to examine the relationship between motives and passion for participation in physical activity among adults, and to examine whether motives and passion predicted physical activity. Prior to data collection, we translated and validated the Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale (PALMS) and the Passion Scale (PS) into Urdu. With the research sample, both translated questionnaires showed acceptable internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and factorial validity. To addres

SUBMITTER: Habib MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8951450 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature