Table 2.

Predictions between psychological need satisfaction, motivational type (controlled vs. autonomous motivation) and exercise across gender and age groups (standardized estimates)

Regression weights	Men	Women	Younger	Older	Full sample
			(18–45)	(46–78)
	n = 286	n = 805	n = 539	n = 550	N = 1091
Need → Contmot	-.20*	-.29**	-.21**	-.30**	-.26**
Need → Autmot	.72**	.66**	.66**	.70**	.68**
Contmot → Exercise	.26**	-.07	-.03	.08	.02
Autmot → Exercise	.23*	.35**	.35**	.31**	.33**

Need = total need satisfaction factor; Contmot = Controlled motivation (combined external and introjected regulation); Autmot = Autonomous motivation (combined identified regulation and intrinsic motivation) *p < .05; **p < .01. A complete table with standard errors for the estimates can be obtained by request from the first author