Title |
Autonomy supportive environments and mastery as basic factors to motivate physical activity in children: a controlled laboratory study
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Published in |
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, February 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1479-5868-9-16 |
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Authors |
James N Roemmich, Maya J Lambiase MS, Thomas F McCarthy, Denise M Feda, Karl F Kozlowski |
Abstract |
Choice promotes the experience of autonomy, which enhances intrinsic motivation. Providing a greater choice of traditional active toys may increase children's activity time. Mastery also increases intrinsic motivation and is designed into exergames, which may increase play time of a single exergame, reducing the need for choice to motivate activity compared to traditional active toys. Providing both choice and mastery could be most efficacious at increasing activity time. The energy expenditure (EE) of an active play session is dependent on the duration of play and the rate of EE during play. The rate of EE of exergames and the same game played in traditional fashion is not known. The purpose was to test the basic parameters of choice and mastery on children's physical activity time, activity intensity, and energy expenditure. |
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New Zealand | 1 | 20% |
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Researcher | 14 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 8% |
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Psychology | 17 | 11% |
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Computer Science | 10 | 7% |
Other | 28 | 19% |
Unknown | 38 | 25% |