TY - JOUR
T1 - Viewing exercise goal content through a person-oriented lens
T2 - A self-determination perspective
AU - Lindwall, Magnus
AU - Weman-Josefsson, Karin
AU - Sebire, Simon J
AU - Standage, Martyn
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - The present study examined profiles of exercise goal content and the associations with need satisfaction, motivation regulation and exercise behavior, combining variable-centered and person-centered analytical approaches. The participants were 1084 (279 men and 805 women) Swedish adults, aged between 18 and 78 years, that were all active members of an Internet-based exercise program. Latent profile analysis (LPA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to analyze the data. In SEM analysis intrinsic goals were related to need satisfaction and autonomous motivation, whereas extrinsic goals were most strongly associated with controlled motivation. LPA revealed five unique latent classes of goal content. These five classes differed in need satisfaction, motivation regulation and exercise behavior, with classes being characterized by more intrinsic goal profiles reporting higher need satisfaction and autonomous motivation. The results are discussed from a self-determination theory perspective and the benefits of using both variable and person-centered analytical approaches are highlighted.
AB - The present study examined profiles of exercise goal content and the associations with need satisfaction, motivation regulation and exercise behavior, combining variable-centered and person-centered analytical approaches. The participants were 1084 (279 men and 805 women) Swedish adults, aged between 18 and 78 years, that were all active members of an Internet-based exercise program. Latent profile analysis (LPA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to analyze the data. In SEM analysis intrinsic goals were related to need satisfaction and autonomous motivation, whereas extrinsic goals were most strongly associated with controlled motivation. LPA revealed five unique latent classes of goal content. These five classes differed in need satisfaction, motivation regulation and exercise behavior, with classes being characterized by more intrinsic goal profiles reporting higher need satisfaction and autonomous motivation. The results are discussed from a self-determination theory perspective and the benefits of using both variable and person-centered analytical approaches are highlighted.
KW - Goal content
KW - Exercise
KW - Latent profiles
KW - Need satisfaction
KW - Self-determination
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84981172804&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.06.011
DO - 10.1016/j.psychsport.2016.06.011
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
SN - 1469-0292
VL - 27
SP - 85
EP - 92
JO - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
JF - Psychology of Sport and Exercise
ER -