Exploring Physical Activity Commitment and Lapses: A Comparison of Sport and Exercise Motives and Involvement Opportunities

This thesis aimed to determine which psychological factors enable adults to remain committed and to avoid lapses in physical activity (PA), and explored whether factors differed between sportspersons and exercisers. Three studies explored the importance of individual participatory motives (Markland...

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Main Author: Vallerand, James
Other Authors: Young, Bradley
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26118
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-3217