Perceived health and motivation to physical activity in seniors

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11510%2F14%3A10191840" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11510/14:10191840 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1212411714000038" target="_blank" >http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1212411714000038</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.kontakt.2013.10.001" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.kontakt.2013.10.001</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Perceived health and motivation to physical activity in seniors

Original language description

In the present study, we examined physical activity, perceived health and related motivational constructs in Czech older adults. It is a correlational questionnaire study conducted in a sample of 315 Czech seniors, mostly participants of various educational and social programs for older adults. We administered a battery of questionnaires to measure self-rated physical activity (PASE, LTEQ), perceived health (SF-12) and motivation to physical activity (scales of perceived self-efficacy, social support and self-regulation strategies). We found a significant relationship between physical activity and perceived physical and mental health. Considering the motivational constructs, we found a significant relationship between physical activity and perceived self-efficacy and social support. On the other hand, we found weaker relationship between physical activity and explicit motivational strategies, such as planning, goal-setting and self-regulation. The results may indicate that physical act

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AM - Pedagogy and education

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Kontakt

ISSN

1212-4117

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

16

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

44-50

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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