Fatores motivacionais relacionados à prática de atividade física de universitários atletas amadores

Abstract

The present study identified motivational factors related to physical activity practice in graduate amateur athletes, through the Motives for Physical Activity Measure - Revised (MPAM-R), translated and adapted to portuguese. Participated in this study a total of 19 individuals of both genders, with average age of 24 ± 4.5 years, that practice unpaid physical activity, all graduates from the Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém campus. The motives Fitness, Enjoyment and Competence/Challenge showed the highest average scores, regardless of control by gender, form of physical activity performed (individual or collective) or weekly frequency of physical activity. Regarding the Social motive, this study indicates a possible correlation between the average scores and the form of physical activity, being higher in collective activities than individual ones. In conclusion, both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are related to the physical activities performed and, therefore, should be stimulated together to better meet the short and long-term needs of practitioners.