Sociodemographic and psychological parameters of adult’s commitment to exercise
Introduction Motivation is an important indicator of predicting an adult’s commitment to exercise so it is important to explore the reasons that may lead a person to participate in physical activity programs. Objectives To investigate the socio-demographic and psychological parameters that motiv...
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Introduction
Motivation is an important indicator of predicting an adult’s commitment to exercise so it is important to explore the reasons that may lead a person to participate in physical activity programs.
Objectives
To investigate the socio-demographic and psychological parameters that motivate adults to participate in exercise programs and athletic activities.
Methods
245 adults, being engaged in physical activity programs were given a questionnaire to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics, possible previous problems with body weight, type of exercise, frequency and main reason for their participation in exercise programs, as well as the somatometric characteristics of the participants.
Results
It is noteworthy that participants’ motive for exercise was pleasure (for 46.1% of the participants), championship (for 20.8% of the participants), health reasons (for 18.4% of the participants), weight loss (for 7.8% of the participants) and improvement of physical appearance (for 6.9% of the participants). A greater percentage of male compared to female participants were engaged to exercise due to championship reasons, while more women than men exercised to a statistically significant extent in order to improve their appearance and for health reasons.
Conclusions
Understanding the main factors that make individuals being engaged to physical activity may help health professionals to implement educational and counseling intervention programs regarding the positive effects of exercise on individuals’ mental and emotional health. Physical activity contributes to the improvement of their quality of life, which may be the most important issue for mental and public health.
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| spelling | doaj.art-dedd8edc348841299f3e042152e585da2023-11-17T05:06:57ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852021-04-0164S461S46110.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1232Sociodemographic and psychological parameters of adult’s commitment to exerciseA. Zartaloudi0D. Christopoulos1M. Kelesi2O. Govina3Nursing, University of West Attica, Athens, GreeceNursing, Psychiatric Hospital of Athens “Dafni”, Athens, GreeceNursing, University of West Attica, Athens, GreeceNursing, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece Introduction Motivation is an important indicator of predicting an adult’s commitment to exercise so it is important to explore the reasons that may lead a person to participate in physical activity programs. Objectives To investigate the socio-demographic and psychological parameters that motivate adults to participate in exercise programs and athletic activities. Methods 245 adults, being engaged in physical activity programs were given a questionnaire to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics, possible previous problems with body weight, type of exercise, frequency and main reason for their participation in exercise programs, as well as the somatometric characteristics of the participants. Results It is noteworthy that participants’ motive for exercise was pleasure (for 46.1% of the participants), championship (for 20.8% of the participants), health reasons (for 18.4% of the participants), weight loss (for 7.8% of the participants) and improvement of physical appearance (for 6.9% of the participants). A greater percentage of male compared to female participants were engaged to exercise due to championship reasons, while more women than men exercised to a statistically significant extent in order to improve their appearance and for health reasons. Conclusions Understanding the main factors that make individuals being engaged to physical activity may help health professionals to implement educational and counseling intervention programs regarding the positive effects of exercise on individuals’ mental and emotional health. Physical activity contributes to the improvement of their quality of life, which may be the most important issue for mental and public health. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821012323/type/journal_articlemotivationmental healthPhysical Activityathletics |
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| title | Sociodemographic and psychological parameters of adult’s commitment to exercise |
| title_full | Sociodemographic and psychological parameters of adult’s commitment to exercise |
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| title_short | Sociodemographic and psychological parameters of adult’s commitment to exercise |
| title_sort | sociodemographic and psychological parameters of adult s commitment to exercise |
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