TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors Contributing to the Uptake and Maintenance of Regular Exercise Behavior in Emerging Adults
AU - Langdon, Jody
AU - Johnson, Chad
AU - Melton, Bridget
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - Objective: To identify the influence of parental autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and motivation on emerging adults' physical activity level and exercise behaviours. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: This study convenience-sampled approximately 435 college students identified as emerging adults - aged 18-25 years, who did not have a child, own a home, or have sufficient income to be fully independent. Methods: Survey responses were used in a path model to investigate how parental autonomy support, psychological mediators and motivational processes influenced emerging adults' exercise behaviour. Results: The hypothesised model was supported with minor modifications. Most notable was the influence of parental physical activity level and autonomy support on psychological mediators, motivational processes and exercise behaviour. Conclusion: Results indicate that parents influence their children both directly and indirectly. The impact of autonomy and competence support was found to promote emerging adults' intrinsic motivation, which consequently influenced actual physical activity and behaviour.
AB - Objective: To identify the influence of parental autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and motivation on emerging adults' physical activity level and exercise behaviours. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: This study convenience-sampled approximately 435 college students identified as emerging adults - aged 18-25 years, who did not have a child, own a home, or have sufficient income to be fully independent. Methods: Survey responses were used in a path model to investigate how parental autonomy support, psychological mediators and motivational processes influenced emerging adults' exercise behaviour. Results: The hypothesised model was supported with minor modifications. Most notable was the influence of parental physical activity level and autonomy support on psychological mediators, motivational processes and exercise behaviour. Conclusion: Results indicate that parents influence their children both directly and indirectly. The impact of autonomy and competence support was found to promote emerging adults' intrinsic motivation, which consequently influenced actual physical activity and behaviour.
KW - College students
KW - Motivational factors
KW - Parental autonomy support
KW - Physical activity
KW - Self-determination theory
KW - USA
UR - https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/health-kinesiology-facpubs/81
UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896916654934
U2 - 10.1177/0017896916654934
DO - 10.1177/0017896916654934
M3 - Article
SN - 0017-8969
VL - 76
JO - Health Education Journal
JF - Health Education Journal
ER -