Associations Between Intrinsic Motivation, Exercise Attitudes, Physical Activity, and Mental Health in Young Adolescents: An Integrated Motivational Perspective.

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Research quarterly for exercise and sport Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-30 DOI:10.1080/02701367.2024.2446545

Masoud Arashi, Collin A Webster, Diana Mîndrila, Joan L Duda, Dragan Stankić, Dušan Perić, Ivana Banićević, Željko Banićević

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Purpose: Physical activity (PA) and mental health (MH) are priorities for health promotion during early adolescence. This study explored associations between intrinsic motivation for PA, exercise attitudes, PA and MH in young adolescents. Methods: Participants were 315 students (M_age = 11.41; SD = 2.09; 45.1% girls) conveniently sampled from two private British schools in Dubai. Data were collected via a survey and analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results: As hypothesized, higher intrinsic motivation was directly associated with more favorable exercise attitudes, and attitudes was directly associated with increased PA. Unexpectedly, however, PA was not associated with better MH outcomes. A better fitting model was specified in which attitudes was directly associated with both PA and MH. Conclusions: Further research examining associations between exercise attitudes, PA, and MH in young adolescents is warranted.

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青少年内在动机、运动态度、身体活动和心理健康之间的关系：一个综合动机视角。

目的：身体活动（PA）和心理健康（MH）是青少年早期健康促进的重点。本研究探讨青少年运动行为的内在动机、运动态度、运动行为和健康行为之间的关系。方法：315名学生(Mage = 11.41；sd = 2.09；45.1%的女孩)方便地从迪拜的两所私立英国学校取样。通过调查收集数据，并使用结构方程模型进行分析。结果：正如假设的那样，更高的内在动机与更有利的运动态度直接相关，而态度与PA增加直接相关。然而，出乎意料的是，PA与更好的MH结果无关。我们提出了一个更好的拟合模型，其中态度与PA和MH直接相关。结论：进一步研究青少年运动态度、PA和MH之间的关系是有必要的。

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