Acting one's age in physical exercise : do perceived age norms explain autonomous motivation among older adults?
Background: The social identity approach proposes that the more older adults identify with the social group of “older adults,” the more they will conform to what they perceive as being normative exercising for their group. However, so far, it remains unclear why older adults adhere to these norms. Objective: This study evaluated whether perceived exercise norms are associated with higher levels of autonomous motivation according to the self-determination theory and actual exercise participation. Methods: A cross-sectional survey, either by regular mail or online, was conducted among 409 older... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Pelssers , J , Hurkmans , E , Scheerder , J , Vanbeselaere , N , Vos , S B , Smits , T & Boen , F 2018 , ' Acting one's age in physical exercise : do perceived age norms explain autonomous motivation among older adults? ' , Journal of Aging and Physical Activity , vol. 26 , no. 4 , pp. 521-529 . https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2016-0290 |
Schlagwörter: | physical activity / self-determination theory / Seniors / survey / social identity approach / Cross-Sectional Studies / Exercise/psychology / Humans / Middle Aged / Male / Personal Autonomy / Belgium / Motivation / Aging / Female / Surveys and Questionnaires / Aged |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28539018 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.tue.nl/en/publications/da27185c-c813-4bf0-aa14-36e4040a2e5c |