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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/24609| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | Behavioral regulations and dispositional flow in exercise among American college students relative to stages of change and gender |
| Author(s): | Ersoz, Gozde Eklund, Robert |
| Contact Email: | robert.eklund@stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords: | College students dispositional flow exercise motivation self-determination theory |
| Issue Date: | 2017 |
| Date Deposited: | 29-Nov-2016 |
| Citation: | Ersoz G & Eklund R (2017) Behavioral regulations and dispositional flow in exercise among American college students relative to stages of change and gender. Journal of American College Health, 65 (2), pp. 94-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2016.1239203 |
| Abstract: | Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine behavioral regulations and dispositional flow in exercise among university students in terms of gender and stage of change. Participants: Data were collected from American college students (N= 257;Mage±SD= 23.02 ± 4.05) in Spring 2013. Methods: Behavioral regulations and dispositional flow in exercise were assessed, along with stage of change. Results: Exercisers in the maintenance stage of change displayed significantly more self-determined motivation to exercise and a greater tendency to experience flow than those in preparation and action stages. Significant correlations were observed among behavioral regulations and flow state. Nonsignificant differences were observed for gender on behavioral regulations and dispositional flow in exercise. Conclusions: The results suggest that promotion of self-determined motivation and dispositional flow in exercisers may improve the quality of their experiences, as well as to foster their exercise behavior. |
| DOI Link: | 10.1080/07448481.2016.1239203 |
| Rights: | This item has been embargoed for a period. During the embargo please use the Request a Copy feature at the foot of the Repository record to request a copy directly from the author. You can only request a copy if you wish to use this work for your own research or private study. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Journal of American College Health on 23 Sep 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/07448481.2016.1239203 |
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