Table 2.
Leisure-time Physical Activity and Affect: Structural Equation Model Testing Autonomous and Controlled Motivation as Moderators
| Unadjusted model | Adjusted model | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | SE | p | R 2 | β | SE | p | R 2 | |
| Self-report model | ||||||||
| Positive Affect | ||||||||
| Leisure-time PA | −.02 | .07 | .76 | −.09 | .09 | .30 | ||
| Autonomous motivation towards leisure-time PA | .51 | .05 | <.001 | .55 | .07 | <.001 | ||
| Controlled motivation towards leisure-time PA | −.07 | .04 | .06 | −.07 | .03 | .03 | ||
| Leisure-time PA × Autonomous Motivation | .05 | .06 | .45 | .09 | .07 | .20 | ||
| Leisure-time PA × Controlled Motivation | .09 | .03 | .01 | .03 | .02 | .07 | ||
| Age | .02 | .01 | .07 | |||||
| Sex | .02 | .01 | .07 | |||||
| SES | .02 | .01 | .07 | |||||
| BMI | .04 | .02 | .07 | |||||
| .25*** | .26*** | |||||||
| Negative Affect | ||||||||
| Leisure-time PA | −.14 | .06 | .02 | −.10 | .05 | .07 | ||
| Autonomous motivation towards leisure-time PA | −.12 | .05 | .019 | −.11 | .05 | .03 | ||
| Controlled motivation towards leisure-time PA | .38 | .05 | <.001 | .35 | .06 | <.001 | ||
| Leisure-time PA × Autonomous Motivation | .04 | .04 | .24 | .03 | .04 | .41 | ||
| Leisure-time PA × Controlled Motivation | −.14 | .06 | .01 | −.03 | .01 | .02 | ||
| Age | −.03 | .01 | .02 | |||||
| Sex | −.02 | .01 | .02 | |||||
| SES | −.03 | .01 | .02 | |||||
| BMI | −.05 | .02 | .02 | |||||
| .19*** | .15*** | |||||||
| Objective model | ||||||||
| Positive Affect | ||||||||
| Leisure-time PA | .02 | .03 | .43 | −.02 | .04 | .71 | ||
| Autonomous motivation towards leisure-time PA | .53 | .04 | <.001 | .52 | .03 | <.001 | ||
| Controlled motivation towards leisure-time PA | −.06 | .08 | .47 | −.07 | .04 | .12 | ||
| Leisure-time PA × Autonomous Motivation | −.02 | .03 | .62 | −.01 | .01 | .29 | ||
| Leisure-time PA × Controlled Motivation | .02 | .07 | .83 | .00 | .00 | .10 | ||
| Age | .03 | .02 | .10 | |||||
| Sex | .03 | .02 | .10 | |||||
| SES | .04 | .03 | .10 | |||||
| BMI | .06 | .04 | .10 | |||||
| .30*** | .26*** | |||||||
| Negative Affect | ||||||||
| Leisure-time PA | −.07 | .03 | .03 | −.04 | .03 | .13 | ||
| Autonomous motivation towards leisure-time PA | −.14 | .04 | <.001 | −.12 | .05 | .01 | ||
| Controlled motivation towards leisure-time PA | .30 | .09 | <.01 | .36 | .06 | <.001 | ||
| Leisure-time PA × Autonomous Motivation | −.02 | .03 | .64 | −.01 | .02 | .57 | ||
| Leisure-time PA × Controlled Motivation | .06 | .06 | .36 | −.00 | .00 | <.001 | ||
| Age | −.05 | .01 | <.001 | |||||
| Sex | −.04 | .01 | <.001 | |||||
| SES | −.05 | .02 | <.001 | |||||
| BMI | −.10 | .03 | <.001 | |||||
| .14*** | .15*** | |||||||
BMI Body Mass Index, PA physical activity, SES socioeconomic status. Adjusted model includes age, sex, socioeconomic status, and body mass index as covariates
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001