Relationship between Motives for Exercise and Sports Practice and Flow Experiences in Youth: Gender Differences
In this study we explored the relationship between exercise-sports practice, motives for practice and flow experienced during such activities in a sample of Spanish young adults. 101 participants responded self-reports on exercise-sports practice, motives (Capdevila, 2003) and states of flow (Jackso...
| Autor Principal: | Jiménez-Torres, Manuel G.; Universidad de Granada |
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| Otros Autores: | Godoy Izquierdo, Débora; Universidad de Granada, Godoy García, Juan F.; Universidad de Granada |
| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Idioma: | spa |
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
2011
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http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revPsycho/article/view/909 |
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In this study we explored the relationship between exercise-sports practice, motives for practice and flow experienced during such activities in a sample of Spanish young adults. 101 participants responded self-reports on exercise-sports practice, motives (Capdevila, 2003) and states of flow (Jackson & Eklund, 2002). The results indicated that, compared to women, physical practice was higher among men, who also showed a higher intrinsic motivation and experienced flow at a higher degree. Flow and intrinsic motives predicted physical practice, whilst extrinsic motives could not predict it. These results point out that promoting enjoyment-related motives and positive subjective experiences such as flow might help in enhancing adherence to exercise and sports among young people. |
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