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Exercise motives among university students – A Brazil-Portugal transnational study
| dc.contributor.author | Campos, Lucas | |
| dc.contributor.author | dos Santos, Adrielly | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sampaio, Mafalda Margarida Basto | |
| dc.contributor.author | Maroco, J. P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos, Juliana | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-04T16:15:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-01-04T16:15:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Identifying the motives why people exercise is interesting for the planning of effective health promoting strategies. Objectives: To estimate the psychometric properties of the exercise motivations inventory (EMI-2) in Brazilian and Portuguese university students, and to compare motive-related factors for exercise among students. Methods: One thousand Brazilian (randomly splitted into “Test sample” [n = 498] and “Validation sample” [n = 502]) and 319 Portuguese students participated in this cross-sectional study. Motives for exercise were evaluated using EMI-2. Exploratory factor analysis was performed in the test sample. Then, confirmatory factor analysis was performed in the validation and Portuguese samples. The EMI-2 scores were compared according to sex, exercise, and weight status (ANOVA, α = 5%). Results: EMI-2 factor model was explained by 5 factors and presented adequate fit (χ2 /df≤ 3.2; CFI ≥ 0.9; TLI ≥ 0.9; RMSEA ≤ 0.07; and α≥ 0.83). The motives for exercising were mainly related to psychological and interpersonal factors for men, health-related factors for women, and body-related factors for overweight and obese individuals. People who practice exercise had higher EMI-2 scores. Conclusion: The 5-factor model is suggested for a comprehensive assessment of motives for exercise. Individual characteristics should be considered for development of tailored protocols. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Campos, L. A., dos Santos, A., Campos, J. A. D. B., Sampaio, M. M. B., & Marôco, J. (2022). Exercise motives among university students – A Brazil-Portugal transnational study. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1009762 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1009762 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 16641078 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8897 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Motivation | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Exercise | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Psychometrics | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Validation study | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | University students | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Exercise motives among university students – A Brazil-Portugal transnational study | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Switzerland | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 15 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 1 | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.title | Frontiers in Psychology | pt_PT |
| oaire.citation.volume | 13 | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Campos | |
| person.familyName | Paulo Marôco Domingos | |
| person.familyName | Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos | |
| person.givenName | Lucas | |
| person.givenName | João | |
| person.givenName | Juliana | |
| person.identifier | D-4339-2015 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | D81B-BE2D-9B43 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-1514-5758 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-9214-5378 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-7123-5585 | |
| person.identifier.rid | G-7023-2016 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 6602157617 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 18433502000 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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