Abstract

CONCHA VIERA, A.M.; CUEVAS FERRERA, R.; CAMPOS ROMERO, P.  and  GONZALEZ-HERNANDEZ, J.. Motivational resources for self-regulation in physical activity in college students. CPD [online]. 2017, vol.17, n.2, pp.27-34. ISSN 1989-5879.

The objective of this research was to establish the differences in self-determination of college students between those who do not practice physical activity and those who practice it, depending on the type of physical activity and physical activity level. This study involved 208 college students, 64.9% women and 35.1% men. To define the self-determined motivation, the Questionnaire of the Behavior Regulation in Exercise (BREQ-3) of González-Cutre, Sicilia & Fernández (2010) was used; and to determine the physical activity level, the score obtained by the Questionnaire of Physical Activity Habits of Godard & collaborators (2008) was used. The results indicate that for every type of self-regulated motivation, except the introjected, statistically significant differences are found between the group of college students who do not practice physical activity and the group of college students who practice any form of physical activity, in the total scale the means are statistically different between those who obtained an insufficient level of physical activity in comparison of those with an excellent level of physical activity. It is concluded that there is a positive relationship between the practice of physical activity and a more self-determined behavior.

Keywords : self-determination; college students; physical activity; physical activity score.

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