The influence of autonomous and controlling motives on physical activity intentions within the Theory of Planned Behaviour
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Article Title | The influence of autonomous and controlling motives on physical activity intentions within the Theory of Planned Behaviour |
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ERA Journal ID | 6156 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Hagger, Martin S., Chatzisarantis, Nikos L. D. and Biddle, Stuart J. H. |
Journal Title | British Journal of Health Psychology |
Journal Citation | 7, pp. 283-297 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | Sep 2002 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1359-107X |
2044-8287 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1348/135910702760213689 |
Web Address (URL) | https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1348/135910702760213689 |
Abstract | Objectives: This study aimed to examine how general motives from self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985) influence intentions to engage in physical activity within the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB; Ajzen, 1985). It was hypothesized that the general motives will influence intentions only when mediated by the specific cognitions of attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control (PBC) from the TPB. Design: A cross-sectional study assessing psychological variables from two theoretical perspectives. Method: Self-report questionnaires were administered to 1088 children aged 12-14 years. The children's intentions, attitudes, subjective norms and PBC towards participating in physical activity were assessed using a TPB questionnaire. A modified version of Ryan and Connell's (1989) perceived locus of causality (PLOC) inventory was used to measure controlling and autonomous motives for participating in physical activity. Results: These data were analysed using structural equation modelling. The resulting well-flying model demonstrated that attitude and PBC mediated the influence of autonomous motives to perform physical activity on physical activity intentions. The presence of autonomous motives resulted in the effects of the controlling motives being attenuated to zero. Conclusions: The present results indicate that general autonomous motives to participate in physical activity act as sources of information when children make their judgments regarding their specific attitudes and PBC. Attitudes and PBC are necessary to translate these general motives from SDT into intentions in the TPB. In terms of targets for intervention, practitioners may positively influence intentions by providing a choice of physical activities to foster increased autonomy in children. |
Keywords | adolescent; article; attitude; child parent relation; cognition; female; health behavior; human; human experiment; independence; male; model; motivation; normal human; physical activity; planning; priority journal; questionnaire; school child; theory |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Essex, United Kingdom |
Brunel University, United Kingdom | |
Loughborough University, United Kingdom |
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