INVESTIGATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF SPORTS MOTIVATION AND HEALTH

• Autor(a) principal: Zhou,Qunying
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista brasileira de medicina do esporte (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-86922023000700213
• topic: Physical fitness; Students; Motivation; Student Health

ABSTRACT Introduction There are few studies relating the perceived value of exercise among college students and their sports motivation, but many studies in related fields have explored the relationship between cognition and motivation, which helps us to study the relationship between college students’ interpretation of the value of exercise and their motivation to exercise. Objective Investigate the relationship between perceived sports motivation on college students’ health. Methods Based on sport and health promotion theory, this paper established a model of sports health promotion, analyzing its impact on sports motivation and the health of college students. Results The higher college students’ internal and external motivation, the higher their physical health test scores. College students’ physical health needs to be improved to boost their sports motivation and overall physical quality. Conclusion The decline in physical quality of University Students is affected by several factors; one of the most important reasons is lack of physical exercise. Therefore, promoting physical exercise for university students is one of the main measures to improve their physical health. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.