Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TZ, UK.
Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TZ, UK.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2017 Dec 1;39(4):e202-e208. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw090.
Non-elite mass participation sports events (MPSEs) may hold potential as a physical activity promotion tool. Research into why people participate in these events and what goals they are pursuing is lacking. Grounded in self-determination theory, this study examined the associations between MPSE participants' goals, event experiences and physical activity.
A prospective cohort study was conducted; pre-event, participants reported their goals for the event. Four weeks post-event, participants reported their motivation for exercise, perceptions of their event achievement and moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA). Bivariate correlations and path analysis were performed on data from 114 adults.
Intrinsic goals (e.g. health, skill and social affiliation) for the event were positively associated with perceptions of event achievement, whereas extrinsic goals (e.g. appearance or social recognition) were not. Event achievement was positively associated with post-event autonomous motivation, which in turn was positively associated with MVPA.
Pursuing intrinsic but not extrinsic goals for MPSEs is associated with greater perceptions of event achievement, which in turn is associated with post-event autonomous motivation and MVPA.
非精英大众参与体育赛事（MPSE）可能具有促进身体活动的潜力。但缺乏对人们参与这些赛事的原因以及他们追求的目标的研究。本研究以自我决定理论为基础，探讨了 MPSE 参与者的目标、赛事体验与身体活动之间的关系。
采用前瞻性队列研究；参与者在赛前报告了他们参加活动的目标。赛后 4 周，参与者报告了他们锻炼的动机、对赛事成就的感知以及中等至剧烈强度的身体活动（MVPA）。对 114 名成年人的数据进行了双变量相关性分析和路径分析。
参加活动的内在目标（如健康、技能和社会联系）与对赛事成就的感知呈正相关，而外在目标（如外表或社会认可）则不然。赛事成就与赛后自主动机呈正相关，而自主动机又与 MVPA 呈正相关。
追求 MPSE 的内在目标而不是外在目标与更高的赛事成就感知相关，而后者又与赛后自主动机和 MVPA 相关。
