Department of Exercise Science and Sport Management at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Kennesaw, Georgia 30144, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2013;61(2):60-6. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2012.753890.
To investigate the motivational factors and the barriers to physical activity (PA) in traditional college students (TS) and nontraditional college students (NTS) and determine if differences exist between these 2 groups.
A total of 746 college students; 628 were TS (19.1 ± 1.2 years), and 118 were NTS (31.2 ± 8.6 years).
In fall 2010, students voluntarily completed a demographic questionnaire, Barriers to Being Active Quiz, and Exercise Motivations Inventory-2 (EMI-2).
EMI-2 revealed that TS and NTS differed on 8 of the 14 motivational factors for exercise. There was a significant difference between TS and NTS for the following barriers: fear of injury (p = .001), lack of resources (p = .017), and lack of skill (p = .003).
Based on these findings, interventions can be developed for the varied needs of a diverse student population as it pertains to PA participation.
调查传统大学生（TS）和非传统大学生（NTS）参加体育锻炼的动机因素和障碍，并确定这两组人群之间是否存在差异。
共有 746 名大学生；628 名为 TS（19.1±1.2 岁），118 名为 NTS（31.2±8.6 岁）。
2010 年秋季，学生自愿完成人口统计学问卷、活动障碍问卷和运动动机量表-2（EMI-2）。
EMI-2 显示，TS 和 NTS 在 14 项运动动机因素中有 8 项存在差异。TS 和 NTS 在以下障碍方面存在显著差异：害怕受伤（p=0.001）、缺乏资源（p=0.017）和缺乏技能（p=0.003）。
基于这些发现，可以针对不同学生群体的多样化需求制定干预措施，以促进他们参与体育锻炼。
