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Do people's goals for mass participation sporting events matter? A self-determination theory perspective

Author(s) -

S.J. Coleman,

Simon J. Sebire

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdw090

Subject(s) - psychology , event (particle physics) , perspective (graphical) , perception , social psychology , path analysis (statistics) , promotion (chess) , developmental psychology , bivariate analysis , applied psychology , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , politics , computer science , political science , law

Non-elite mass participation sports events (MPSEs) may hold potential as a physical activity promotion tool. Research into why people participate in these events and what goals they are pursuing is lacking. Grounded in self-determination theory, this study examined the associations between MPSE participants' goals, event experiences and physical activity.

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