Motives for physical activity among adolescents in the Czech and Slovak Republics
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Motives for physical activity among adolescents in the Czech and Slovak Republics
Original language description
Objectives: Physical activity significantly contributes to overall health and the level of activity during adolescence has been associated with physical activity in adulthood. The aim of this paper was to analyse motives for young people undertaking leisure time physical activity in the Czech and Slovak Republics. Methods: Eleven to fifteen year old schoolchildren (N= 9,014; mean age = 13.59) participating in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 2009/2010 study in the Czech and Slovak Republicscompleted 12 items measuring physical activity motivations. To analyse the factor structure of motives for physical activity, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation. Results: Contrary to previous research that reported three main motives for physical activity (health, social, achievement), our study suggests four motives. The additional motive is a combination of internal and external motivations and was called the
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AK - Sport and leisure time activities
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
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Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Central European Journal of Public Health
ISSN
1210-7778
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
23
Issue of the periodical within the volume
Suppl.
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
"S78-S82"
UT code for WoS article
000368324000014
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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