Expectancy-Value Motivation and Physical Activity- and Health-Related Outcomes among At-Risk Children and Adolescents

Jiling Liu () and Ping Xiang
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Jiling Liu: Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4243, USA
Ping Xiang: Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4243, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 13, 1-10

Abstract: Despite a large amount of research having been done to examine and promote physical activity and health among adolescents and children, relatively little attention has been paid attention to underrepresented populations. In this study, we investigated the relationships between expectancy-value motivation and physical activity- and health-related outcomes among a group of at-risk boys at a summer sports camp. The total participants included 107 boys (M age = 11.78 years, SD = 1.20). The boys’ perceived expectancy beliefs (EXP), importance (IMP), interest (INT), usefulness (USE), effort (EFT), and intention for future participation (IFP) were assessed using established questions on a five-point Likert scale, and a PACER test was performed to estimate their cardiovascular fitness (CVF). Through a path analysis, we found that EXP positively predicted CVF ( β = 0.19, p < 0.01), IMP positively predicted EFT ( β = 0.26, p < 0.01), and INT positively predicted both EFT ( β = 0.34, p < 0.01) and IFP ( β = 0.28, p < 0.01), while USE had no statistically significant effect on either EFT, IFP, or CVF. We discussed the limitations and implications of the present study. We recommend including a diverse sample and employing the expectancy-value model in future research, and advocating expectancy beliefs and task values, especially importance and interest, among participants during physical activity promotion.

Keywords: expectancy beliefs; task values; at-risk; physical activity; health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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