Open AccessMeasurement of motivation for exercise
Author(s) -
Donna J. Plonczynski
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
health education research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1465-3648
pISSN - 0268-1153
DOI - 10.1093/her/15.6.695
Subject(s) - reliability (semiconductor) , psychometrics , psychometric testing , psychology , inclusion (mineral) , applied psychology , validity , clinical psychology , promotion (chess) , physical activity , physical therapy , social psychology , medicine , internal consistency , power (physics) , political science , quantum mechanics , law , physics , politics
Motivation for exercise is a theoretically and empirically significant concept that is variously measured in the literature. This paper reviews recent studies that measure motivation for exercise. The findings from 22 studies that met inclusion criteria demonstrate that there is a deficiency in the published literature regarding the establishment of the psychometric properties of reliability and validity. Only five of the 22 studies report both reliability and validity measures on an instrument. An improvement in the reporting of psychometric measures and the utilization of established tools will advance the research and science of exercise motivation. The improvement in study psychometrics has implications for practical application in the field of exercise and the more general category of health promotion.
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