Values, motivation, and physical activity among Chinese sport sciences students

Yan Liang; Olivier Rascle; Jian Yang; Nicolas Souchon

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0316731

Values, motivation, and physical activity among Chinese sport sciences students

Yan Liang, Olivier Rascle, Jian Yang^*, Nicolas Souchon

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College of Physical Education and Health

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Different studies have shown that values and motivation predict physical activity, but no study has tested how values and motivation may interact to predict physical activity. Specifically, the present research aimed to test how values and motivation toward physical activity measured within the SDT could predict global physical activity among Chinese sports science students. The indirect effects of openness to change and self-transcendence values on predicting physical activity through autonomous motivation were significant. These results help us understand how highly abstract psychological constructs such as values may influence physical activity through motivation. Studying values combined with motivation may help better understand the factors that motivate or inhibit physical activity.

Original language	English
Article number	e0316731
Journal	PLoS ONE
Volume	20
Issue number	2 February
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316731
State	Published - Feb 2025

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