Motivation for Physical Activity and Mental Health Indicators in Male Gym Attendees

• Authors: Katarzyna Awruk , Konrad Janowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The significance of physical activity for mental well-being has been discussed in detail in the literature on the subject. However, a question arises concerning the relationship between motivation to exercise and psychological functioning. The objective of the present study was to test the relationship between the types of motivation for physical activity and selected indicators of mental health.The study involved 99 men aged between 18 and 60 years old (M=28.20, SD=9.35) who were regular attendees at several gyms in Warsaw. The study used the following methods: the General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), developed by Goldberg, the Gym Attendance Motivation Inventory, developed by Awruk and Janowski, and the Personal Data Sheet. A significant negative relationship between intrinsic motivation (to improve one’s physical performance) and symptoms of depression was observed. Significant positive associations were found between the period of training and scores on the Social dysfunction and Somatic symptoms subscales of GHQ-28. The remaining associations were found to be statistically insignificant. In addition, there were no significant differences in motivation to exercise between men with low and high levels of mental health symptoms. The motivational profiles identified in cluster analysis did not differentiate the subjects with respect to mental health indicators.

Keywords

EN

motivation for physical activity; mental health; physical activity

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 69
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 65-73

Dates

published

1 - 3 - 2016

received

11 - 7 - 2015

accepted

3 - 9 - 2015

online

5 - 3 - 2016

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Awruk

• University of Finance and Management in Warsaw, Poland

author

Konrad Janowski

• University of Finance and Management in Warsaw, Faculty of Psychology, Pawia 55, 01-030 Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/pcssr-2016-0003