Age and gender-related changes in exercise motivation among highly active individuals

Matthew A. Stults-Kolehmainen; Joseph T. Ciccolo; John B. Bartholomew; John Seifert; Robert S. Portman

Age and gender-related changes in exercise motivation among highly active individuals

Matthew A. Stults-Kolehmainen, Joseph T. Ciccolo, John B. Bartholomew, John Seifert, Robert S. Portman

Kinesiology

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The purpose of this investigation was to determine differences in exercise motivation across age groups and gender of recreational endurance athletes (N = 2756), ages 18-64. Participants selected their top 3 motives from a list of 10 intrinsic and extrinsic factors, which across all individuals were enjoyment (57.1%), performance (53.3%), and health (51.9%). Performance motivation was endorsed by 79.7% of those aged 18-24 years vs. 37.8% of those aged 55-64 years. Women selected weight maintenance (26.8% vs. 17.4%) and appearance (15.7% vs. 7.0%) to a greater degree than men. Men endorsed improving performance (54.6% vs. 47.1%), living longer (18.5% vs. 9.7%) and feeling better (26.0% vs. 20.3%) as a primary motives more than women. There was a non- significant (p = 0.049) age and gender interaction for weight maintenance with gender differences apparent in younger age groups but not in older ages.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Innovative Writings in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Publisher	Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Pages	261-279
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9781629488912
ISBN (Print)	9781629488813
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

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General Medicine

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