Exercise Motivations of Older Adults
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC 137A
Start Date
21-5-2015
End Date
21-5-2015
Keywords
Exercise, Motivations, Older Adults
Abstract
This study examined and compared the exercise motivations of older adult competitive athletes (CA) and non-competitive fitness exercisers (NCF). The findings show the strongest motivating factor for both these groups was that of enjoyment. Health ranked high for both groups. Competition as motivation ranked high for the CA and was not significant for the NCF group. The motivation of stress management ranked evenly across both groups. Social recognition ranked lowest in both groups with the NCF group displaying the lowest score. There were 103 participants in this study.
Recommended Citation
Attaway, Laura J., "Exercise Motivations of Older Adults" (2015). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 68.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2015/oralpresentations/68
Department/Program
Psychology
Additional Mentoring Department
Psychology
Exercise Motivations of Older Adults
SURC 137A
This study examined and compared the exercise motivations of older adult competitive athletes (CA) and non-competitive fitness exercisers (NCF). The findings show the strongest motivating factor for both these groups was that of enjoyment. Health ranked high for both groups. Competition as motivation ranked high for the CA and was not significant for the NCF group. The motivation of stress management ranked evenly across both groups. Social recognition ranked lowest in both groups with the NCF group displaying the lowest score. There were 103 participants in this study.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Jeff Penick