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Self-Determination in a Physical Exercise Program to Promote Healthy Habits in Sedentary Adults: a Mixed Methods Approach

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dc.creator Puigarnau Coma, Sílvia
dc.creator Camerino Foguet, Oleguer
dc.creator Castañer Balcells, Marta
dc.creator Hileno González, Raúl
dc.date 2017
dc.date.accessioned 2025-11-03T12:17:31Z
dc.date.available 2025-11-03T12:17:31Z
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.19080/PBSIJ.2017.07.555714
dc.identifier 2474-7688
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/84264
dc.identifier.uri http://fima-docencia.ub.edu:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/24498
dc.description This study aimed to compare the perceptions and opinions of sedentary adults regarding two physical exercise programs, one in which an instructor applied motivational strategies based on self-determination theory with the aim of encouraging healthy habits, and another in which no guidance of this kind was offered. We examined the influence that the instructor’s intervention had on the perceived benefits of the program, the ability to overcome barriers to exercise, users’ views regarding the instructor’s role, and social relatedness in the group. Participants were 56 sedentary adults (8 men and 48 women) aged between 18 and 60 years (M = 36.02; SD = 10.15) who enrolled in a six-month program of moderate exercise, comprising three 50-minute sessions per week. Two groups were formed: a guided group in which a fitness instructor applied motivational strategies with the aim of promoting self-determination, and a non-guided group that received no such input alongside their exercise routine. A mixed methods approach was used to analyze data from questionnaires, interviews, and the diaries that participants kept throughout the program. The results showed that participants in the guided group reported: (a) more positive views regarding the benefits of the program, (b) greater satisfaction of basic psychological needs, (c) fewer barriers to regular exercise, and (d) the experience of positive relationships in the sessions.
dc.description We gratefully acknowledge the support of INEFC (National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia) and two Spanish government projects (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad): a) La actividad física y el deporte como potenciadores del estilo de vida saludable: Evaluación del comportamiento deportivo desde metodologías no intrusivas [Grant number DEP2015-66069-P]; b) Avances metodológicos y tecnológicos en el estudio observacional del comportamiento deportivo [PSI2015-71947-REDP]; and the support of the Generalitat de Catalunya Research Group, GRUP DE RECERCA E INNOVACIÓ EN DISSENYS (GRID). Tecnología i aplicació multimedia i digital als dissenys observacionals [Grant number 2014 SGR 971]
dc.language eng
dc.publisher Juniper Publishers
dc.relation info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//DEP2015-66069-P/ES/LA ACTIVIDAD FISICA Y EL DEPORTE COMO POTENCIADORES DEL ESTILO DE VIDA SALUDABLE: EVALUACION DEL COMPORTAMIENTO DEPORTIVOS DESDE METODOLOGIAS NO INTRUSIVAS/
dc.relation info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//PSI2015-71947-REDT/ES/AVANCES METODOLOGICOS Y TECNOLOGICOS EN EL ESTUDIO OBSERVACIONAL DEL COMPORTAMIENTO DEPORTIVO/
dc.relation Reproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.19080/PBSIJ.2017.07.555714
dc.relation Psychology and Behavioral Science International Journal, 2017, vol. 7, núm. 3, 555714
dc.rights cc-by (c) Oleguer Camerino, 2017
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject Self-determination theory
dc.subject Intrinsic motivation
dc.subject Physical exercise program
dc.subject Fitness instructor
dc.title Self-Determination in a Physical Exercise Program to Promote Healthy Habits in Sedentary Adults: a Mixed Methods Approach
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


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