Abstract
Understanding children's physical activity motivation, its antecedents and associations with behavior is important and can be advanced by using self-determination theory. However, research among youth is largely restricted to adolescents and studies of motivation within certain contexts (e.g., physical education). There are no measures of self-determination theory constructs (physical activity motivation or psychological need satisfaction) for use among children and no previous studies have tested a self-determination theory-based model of children's physical activity motivation. The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of scores derived from scales adapted to measure self-determination theory constructs among children and test a motivational model predicting accelerometer-derived physical activity.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 111 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 Sept 2013 |