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An Investigation of the Relationships Between Individual Differences Characteristics and Motives for Exercising

Graef, Stephen Troy
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1340127113

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2012, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counseling Psychology.
The general purpose of this study was to extend the current understanding of the factors possibly contributing to people's motives for exercising by examining the individual differences variables of sex, gender, personality, and age. Participants (N = 366) completed online questionnaires assessing sex, gender (Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory-46 and Conformity to Feminine Norms Inventory-45), personality (International Personality Item Pool), and exercise motives (Exercise Motivation Inventory). The first purpose of this study was to explore the posited and, in some cases, demonstrated relations between individual difference variables (i.e., sex, gender, personality, and age) and exercise motives. Overall, these findings were mixed, further supporting that certain individual difference characteristics relate significantly to motives for exercising. The second purpose was to explore the unique contribution of each of the specific individual difference characteristics of interest to the prediction of people's exercise participation motives. With the exception of exercising for stress management and strength and endurance, all of the exercise motives had at least one individual difference variable that contributed unique predictive ability. The third purpose was to assess hypothesized moderating effects of certain individual difference variables on certain relationships between individual differences variables and exercise motives. No support was shown for these moderating effects. Finally, the underlying intrinsic/extrinsic factor structure of the EMI-II was explored. Support was not shown for the two-factor model; however, a four-factor model emerged that explained the data. Discussion of the study's results within the context of empirical and conceptual literature is provided. In addition, strengths and limitations, and implications for research and practice are also discussed.
David Tokar, Dr. (Advisor)
Kevin Kaut, Dr. (Committee Member)
Toni Bisconti, Dr. (Committee Member)
Alan Kornspan, Dr. (Committee Member)
John Queener, Dr. (Committee Member)
222 p.
Counseling Psychology
self-setermination; exercise; personality; age; sex; gender; motivation; motives; psychology; individual differences

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  • Graef, S. T. (2012). An Investigation of the Relationships Between Individual Differences Characteristics and Motives for Exercising [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1340127113

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Graef, Stephen. An Investigation of the Relationships Between Individual Differences Characteristics and Motives for Exercising. 2012. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1340127113.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Graef, Stephen. "An Investigation of the Relationships Between Individual Differences Characteristics and Motives for Exercising." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1340127113

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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