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Commitment to Exercise: The Influence of Personal, Athletic, and Psychological Characteristics / Compromiso con el ejercicio: la influencia de características personales, atléticas y psicológicas
Gomes, Rui; Capeláo, Tatiana.
  • Gomes, Rui; Universidade do Minho. Escola de Psicología. Braga. PT
  • Capeláo, Tatiana; Universidade do Minho. Escola de Psicología. Braga. PT
Univ. psychol ; 12(2): 505-515, may.-agos. 2013.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-689612
ABSTRACT
This study analyzes the influence of personal, psychological and athletic characteristics of participants regarding the commitment to exercise practice. The study included 153 participants divided in the adherer group (N = 102) and the dropout group (N = 51). Personal and athletic information, exercise attitudes, perceived behavioral control, intended exercise frequency, goal orientations, behavioral regulation, and expected exercising outcomes were evaluated. The results showed that the participants in the adherer group expressed a greater desire to maintain or increase their weight, they had more experience exercising, had greater intrinsic regulation, and assumed more positive and fewer negative exercise expectations. In conclusion, considering the role of personal, athletic, and psychological characteristics seems important in order to prevent abandoning exercise altogether.
RESUMEN
Este estudio analiza la influencia de características personales, deportivas y psicológicas en la permanencia o abandono del ejercicio físico. Los 153 participantes fueron divididos en dos grupos: adhesión (N = 102) y abandono (N = 51). Se recogió información sobre características personales y deportivas, actitudes, percepción de control conductual, intención de frecuencia del ejercicio, orientaciones de meta, regulación conductual y expectativas de ejercicio. Se verificó que el grupo de adhesión mostraba mayor deseo de conservar o aumentar el peso, experiencia en la práctica del ejercicio, regulación intrínseca, así como expectativas más positivas hacia el ejercicio físico. En resumen, conocer el papel de las características personales, deportivas y psicológicas en el ejercicio es importante para la prevención del abandono.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Psychology, Sports Type of study: Diagnostic study / Evaluation studies Language: English Journal: Univ. psychol Journal subject: Psicolog¡a Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Portugal Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade do Minho/PT

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Psychology, Sports Type of study: Diagnostic study / Evaluation studies Language: English Journal: Univ. psychol Journal subject: Psicolog¡a Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Portugal Institution/Affiliation country: Universidade do Minho/PT