Fitness Assessment Feedback May Lower Intrinsic Motivation for Physical Activity among College Students.
Background and Purpose: Fitness assessments are commonly used as a motivational tool in exercise classes and fitness training. However, there is little research on their actual effect. This study explored how the feedback from a fitness assessment may affect intrinsic motivation for physical activit...
| Publicado en: | Californian Journal of Health Promotion Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 54 - 64 |
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California State University, Fullerton
Jul2021
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