Motivational Profiles and Stages of Exercise Behavior Change

Abstract

The present study examined the relationship between exercise motivational profi les and stages of exercise behavior change.Four hundred and eighty-six Japanese adults participated in this study.In the fi rst analysis, a cluster analysis identifi ed four meaningful clusters in exercise motivational profi les.The fi rst cluster was labeled the 'self-determined motivation profi le' as the participants in this cluster had relatively high levels of intrinsic motivation and identifi ed regulation.The second was the 'moderate motivation profi le' with moderate scores on all measured motivational variables.The third was the 'nonself-determined motivation profi le' as subjects in this group demonstrated higher nonself-determined motivation than self-determined motivation.The last cluster was the 'amotivation profi le', which consisted of participants who had the highest scores in amotivation, and the lowest scores in intrinsic motivation and identifi ed regulation.The second analysis explored how motivational profi les are related to stages of exercise behavior change.Participants in the fi rst cluster were most likely to be classifi ed in the maintenance stage.The results from this study provided the foundation for successful strategies to develop exercise adherence in adults focusing on motivational profi les.

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