Self-determined motivation and life satisfaction in Portuguese veterans athletes

The aims of this work were to determine correlations and predictive variables, between the levels of motivation, basic psychological needs and life satisfaction of Portuguese veteran athletes. The sample consisted in 684 Portuguese veteran athletes of both genders, aged between 30 and 90 years (M =...

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Main Authors: Marco Alexandre Silva Batista, Ruth Jimenez Castuera, Marta Leyton Roman, Maria Isabel Aspano Carrón, Susana Lobato Muñoz
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Published: FEADEF 2017-07-01
Series:Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación
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Online Access:https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/52010
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Ruth Jimenez Castuera
Marta Leyton Roman
Maria Isabel Aspano Carrón
Susana Lobato Muñoz
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description The aims of this work were to determine correlations and predictive variables, between the levels of motivation, basic psychological needs and life satisfaction of Portuguese veteran athletes. The sample consisted in 684 Portuguese veteran athletes of both genders, aged between 30 and 90 years (M = 43.78 DP = 8.61), competitors of various modalities. As instruments we used the Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire (BRSQ), the Basic Psychological Needs Scale Exercise (BPNES), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and Positives and Negatives Affections Scale (PANAS). It was applied the bivariate Pearson correlation test and multiple linear regression. The results showed that the veteran athletes present a good self-determination for the sport practice, being their welfare levels in life satisfaction related to the same self-determination, but rather dependent on the affections produced by sports. This study is presented as a contribution to understanding the role of sport in promoting wellness in veteran sports population.
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spelling doaj-art-c4561cd7474548679fda4af76fb8becc2025-08-20T02:39:14ZengFEADEFRetos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación1579-17261988-20412017-07-013210.47197/retos.v0i32.52010Self-determined motivation and life satisfaction in Portuguese veterans athletesMarco Alexandre Silva Batista0Ruth Jimenez Castuera1Marta Leyton Roman2Maria Isabel Aspano Carrón3Susana Lobato Muñoz4Instituto Politécnico de Castelo BrancoUniversidad de ExtremaduraUniversidad de ExtremaduraUniversidad de ExtremaduraUniversidad de Extremadura The aims of this work were to determine correlations and predictive variables, between the levels of motivation, basic psychological needs and life satisfaction of Portuguese veteran athletes. The sample consisted in 684 Portuguese veteran athletes of both genders, aged between 30 and 90 years (M = 43.78 DP = 8.61), competitors of various modalities. As instruments we used the Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire (BRSQ), the Basic Psychological Needs Scale Exercise (BPNES), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and Positives and Negatives Affections Scale (PANAS). It was applied the bivariate Pearson correlation test and multiple linear regression. The results showed that the veteran athletes present a good self-determination for the sport practice, being their welfare levels in life satisfaction related to the same self-determination, but rather dependent on the affections produced by sports. This study is presented as a contribution to understanding the role of sport in promoting wellness in veteran sports population. https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/52010Self-determinationlife satisfactionwell-beingsportsveterans
spellingShingle Marco Alexandre Silva Batista
Ruth Jimenez Castuera
Marta Leyton Roman
Maria Isabel Aspano Carrón
Susana Lobato Muñoz
Self-determined motivation and life satisfaction in Portuguese veterans athletes
Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación
Self-determination
life satisfaction
well-being
sports
veterans
title Self-determined motivation and life satisfaction in Portuguese veterans athletes
title_full Self-determined motivation and life satisfaction in Portuguese veterans athletes
title_fullStr Self-determined motivation and life satisfaction in Portuguese veterans athletes
title_full_unstemmed Self-determined motivation and life satisfaction in Portuguese veterans athletes
title_short Self-determined motivation and life satisfaction in Portuguese veterans athletes
title_sort self determined motivation and life satisfaction in portuguese veterans athletes
topic Self-determination
life satisfaction
well-being
sports
veterans
url https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/52010
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