Abstract

MORENO-MURCIA, Juan Antonio; CERVELLO GIMENO, Eduardo; HUESCAR HERNANDEZ, Elisa  and  BELEN AVILES, Ana. Enjoyment as a mediator of health in physical exercise. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2016, vol.15, n.1, pp.153-164. ISSN 1657-9267.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy15-1.dmse.

This study tested a predictive model of perception of supportive autonomy coaching on the relatedness mediator, this mediator on intrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation on enjoyment and enjoyment on the fitness / health motive. A sample of 682 practitioners of non-competitive physical activities with a mean age of 35.50 ± 11.70 years, participated in the study. The results of structural equation model showed a positive prediction of supportive autonomy coaching on the relatedness mediator, relatedness on intrinsic motivation, intrinsic motivation on enjoyment and enjoyment on the fitness/health motive with 51% of variance. These results do appreciate the importance of promoting the enjoyment on practitioners to enhance the healthy physical practice.

Keywords : intrinsic motivation; autonomy; fitness/health; fun; exercise.

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