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dc.contributor.authorNurmi, J.
dc.contributor.authorHagger, Martin
dc.contributor.authorHaukkala, A.
dc.contributor.authorAraújo-Soares, V.
dc.contributor.authorHankonen, N.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T10:38:38Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T10:38:38Z
dc.date.created2016-11-02T19:30:22Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationNurmi, J. and Hagger, M. and Haukkala, A. and Araújo-Soares, V. and Hankonen, N. 2016. Relations between autonomous motivation and leisure-time physical activity participation: The mediating role of self-regulation techniques. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 38 (2): pp. 128-137.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4352
dc.identifier.doi10.1123/jsep.2015-0222
dc.description.abstract

© 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc. This study tested the predictive validity of a multitheory process model in which the effect of autonomous motivation from self-determination theory on physical activity participation is mediated by the adoption of self-regulatory techniques based on control theory. Finnish adolescents (N = 411, aged 17-19) completed a prospective survey including validated measures of the predictors and physical activity, at baseline and after one month (N = 177). A subsample used an accelerometer to objectively measure physical activity and further validate the physical activity self-report assessment tool (n = 44). Autonomous motivation statistically significantly predicted action planning, coping planning, and self-monitoring. Coping planning and self-monitoring mediated the effect of autonomous motivation on physical activity, although self-monitoring was the most prominent. Controlled motivation had no effect on self-regulation techniques or physical activity. Developing interventions that support autonomous motivation for physical activity may foster increased engagement in self-regulation techniques and positively affect physical activity behavior.

dc.publisherHuman Kinetics
dc.titleRelations between autonomous motivation and leisure-time physical activity participation: The mediating role of self-regulation techniques
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume38
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage128
dcterms.source.endPage137
dcterms.source.issn0895-2779
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
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Copyright © 2016 Human Kinetics. Article as accepted for publication in Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology http://journals.humankinetics.com/journal/jsep

curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology and Speech Pathology
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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