Gender Differences in Motivation and Barriers for The Practice of Physical Exercise in Adolescence

Iago Portela-Pino, Antonio López-Castedo, María José Martínez-Patiño, Teresa Valverde-Esteve and José Domínguez-Alonso
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Iago Portela-Pino: Department of Physical Education, University of Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Antonio López-Castedo: Department of Analysis and Psicoeducative Intervention, University of Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
María José Martínez-Patiño: Department of Physical Education, University of Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Teresa Valverde-Esteve: Department of Didactics of Music, Visual and Body Expression, University of Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
José Domínguez-Alonso: Department of Analysis and Psicoeducative Intervention, University of Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 17, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: A total of 852 adolescents between 12 and 17 years of age were evaluated (M = 14.86, SD = 1.67), randomly selected among a population of secondary school and Baccalaureate students. We applied an “ad hoc” questionnaire on sociodemographic data and the Self-Report of Reasons for the Practice of Physical Exercise (AMPEF) and Self-Report of Barriers to the Practice of Physical Exercise (ABPEF) questionnaires. The results obtained show a prevalence of competition, social recognition, and challenge as motivational factors, and fatigue or laziness as barriers to physical exercise among adolescents. With respect to gender, boys show a greater presence of motivations towards doing physical exercise, while girls show more barriers. In conclusion, the motivational factors and barriers interact and support each other for a better predisposition towards physical exercise.

Keywords: physical exercise; motivation; barriers; adolescence; correlation analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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