Quindry John C, Yount David, O'Bryant Harold, Rudisill Mary E
Auburn University, Department of Kinesiology, Cardioprotection Laboratory, Auburn, AL, USA.
Am J Health Behav. 2011 May;35(3):334-45. doi: 10.5993/ajhb.35.3.7.
To examine exercise engagement motives from adolescence throughout the adult life span using the Exercise Motivation Inventory 2 questionnaire.
Two hundred fifty-five (255) participants, 13 - 84 years and equally representing both genders, were grouped by age and sex.
An age-dependent engagement in voluntary exercise was observed. Young adults engage in exercise based on interpersonal motives, whereas exercise engagement in middle age is associated with body-related motives and psychological motives. Health motives influence exercise engagement beyond middle age whereas fitness motives underpin exercise engagement throughout the life span beyond childhood.
Data indicate age-dependent motivational factors for exercise engagement that may hold important implications for exercise adherence and engagement strategies.
使用运动动机量表2问卷，研究从青春期到成年期整个生命跨度内的运动参与动机。
255名年龄在13至84岁之间、男女各半的参与者按年龄和性别分组。
观察到自愿运动存在年龄依赖性参与情况。年轻人基于人际动机参与运动，而中年人的运动参与与身体相关动机和心理动机有关。健康动机在中年以后影响运动参与，而健身动机是童年之后整个生命跨度内运动参与的基础。
数据表明运动参与存在年龄依赖性动机因素，这可能对运动坚持和参与策略具有重要意义。
