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The benefits of participating in regular physical activity are wide-ranging and well-accepted globally, yet physical inactivity is increasing, especially amongst adults. Occupations involving sedentary behaviour are considered a leading contributor to the inactive lifestyle responsible for many health-related problems. An increasing number of occup...
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... Amotivation refers to a lack of intentionality resulting in the relative absence of motivation. Individuals do not observe the contingency between their behaviour and the outcome, as explored in Figure 3 ( Vlachopoulos et al., 2008). The research suggested that Amotivation is linked with dropout from the PA and sport (Pelletier et al., 2001;Vlachopoulos et al., 2008). ...
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... occurs when regulations are integrated, such as self-evaluation, beliefs or personal needs (Deci and Ryan, 1985). Despite the shared qualities, the integrated motivation regards extrinsic as the aim for achieving, rather than the within satisfaction or curiosity in the activity as explored in Figure 3 ( Deci and Ryan, 1985). ...
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... this intervention provides a new concept of providing team-based competitive intervention that could improve PA levels, lead to enjoyment and perceived productivity and behaviour change among employees. The combined motivations share qualities with the intrinsic motivation that is regarded as extrinsic due to the goal that employees were trying to achieve was extrinsic, rather than inheriting enjoyment or interest in the task as explored in Figure 3 ( Deci and Ryan, 1985). ...
Citations
... However, applying a theoretical model can help facilitate an understanding of effective and ineffective methods based on the individual's intention and reasoning to engage or otherwise in PA, health, or wellbeing programmes [18,19]. To comprehend the outlined reasons behind an individual's PA engagement, one of the recommended techniques is to recognize and/or apply behavioural change theories such as the health belief model [20], the transtheoretical model [21], the self-determination theory [22], and the social ecological model [23] that are commonly used across disciplines and countries to establish the feasibility and effectiveness of various PA, health, and wellbeing interventions. ...
Background:
The growing improvement in urbanisation, modes of transportation and the expansion of sedentary behaviour, both at work and home, have resulted in declining rates of physical activity (PA) worldwide. Nearly one-third of the global population aged 15 and over are insufficiently active. The negative effect of physical inactivity has been evidenced and ranked fourth as the lethal cause of death globally. Therefore, the aim of this research was to explore the factors influencing PA participation among youths from different geographical locations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Methods:
Sixteen focus groups (males = 8 and females = 8) were conducted with a total of 120 secondary school students (male = 63 and female = 57) aged between 15 and 19 years. The focus groups were analysed to identify key themes through the process of thematic analysis.
Results:
Results from the focus groups indicated that a lack of time, safety, parental support, policies, access to sport and PA facilities, and transportation, as well as climate were reported as barriers to PA participation.
Discussion and conclusion:
The current research contributes to the scarce literature focused on the multidimensional effects on Saudi youth PA behaviour from different geographical locations. This qualitative approach has provided the participants a voice, and the overall study offers valuable evidence as well as invaluable information to policymakers, public health departments, and local authorities for PA intervention based on the environment and the community.
