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Gunnell, Katie E.; Mack, Diane E.; Wilson, Philip M.; Adachi, J. D. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2011
Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease characterized by reduced bone mass and micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue resulting in compromised bone strength, increased fracture risk, and reduced well being. With evidence attesting to the positive effects of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) on biomedical health in people with…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Intervention, Physical Activities, Well Being
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Wilson, Philip M.; Rodgers, Wendy M.; Fraser, Shawn N.; Murray, Terra C. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2004
The aim of this study was to examine propositions stemming from Self-Determination Theory (SDT) that contend motivational consequences vary as a function of different regulations in the exercise domain. Participants (N = 276; n = 98 men; n = 178 women) completed inventories assessing exercise regulations, current exercise behavior, and behavioral…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, College Students, Exercise, Intention
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Blanchard, Chris M.; Rodgers, Wendy M.; Wilson, Philip M.; Bell, Gordon J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2004
This study offers novel information to the acute exercise-feeling state literature, by using a community sample of exercisers participating in a 12-week exercise program to compare feeling state changes of those who exercised at a HISD versus a LILD. Within this study, pre- and post-exercise feelings states were compared between the two different…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Exercise Physiology, Comparative Analysis, Physical Fitness