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dc.contributor.authorChatzisarantis, Nikos LD
dc.contributor.authorHagger, Martin S
dc.contributor.authorKamarova, Sviatlana
dc.contributor.authorKawabata, Masato
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-16T23:14:20Z
dc.date.available2017-11-16T23:14:20Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.issn1359-107X
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.2044-8287.2012.02073.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/171938
dc.description.abstractObjective. Based on tenets of self-determination theory, the present manuscript examined the hypothesis that a physical activity intervention programme that supported the universal psychological need for autonomy would motivate a large proportion of young individuals to engage in physical activity. In contrast, we hypothesized that interventions that did not support the universal psychological need for autonomy would motivate a smaller proportion of young individuals to endorse the physical activity programme. Method. A field experiment was conducted. Participants were randomly allocated to an intervention that supported the psychological need for autonomy and two conditions that did not support the psychological need for autonomy (rationale-only or forced-choice conditions). Results. It was demonstrated that more young individuals initiated and completed a physical activity intervention programme when the programme supported the psychological need for autonomy than when the programme did not support the psychological need for autonomy. Conclusions. Results of the present study provide additional evidence to a growing body of literature recognizing the importance of universal psychological needs in motivating health-related behaviours.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom785
dc.relation.ispartofpageto797
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBritish Journal of Health Psychology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume17
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4410
dc.titleWhen effects of the universal psychological need for autonomy on health behaviour extend to a large proportion of individuals: A field experiment
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.griffith.authorHagger, Martin S.


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