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Author(s)
Daniel R. Czech1, Bridget Melton1, David D. Biber2 and Megan Wittenberg1
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DOI:10.17265/2332-7839/2018.05.002
Affiliation(s)
1. Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30458, United States
2. Department of Sport Management, Wellness, and Physical Education, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, United States
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study
was to investigate exercise motivation of a Generation Z sample and to compare
exercise motivation between Generation Z and Y. College students from
Generation Z (N = 1,457) and Y (N = 2,199) completed the exercise motivation inventory. A
two time-point cross sectional quasi-experimental design was implemented for
this study. The strongest exercise motivators for Generation Z college students
were strength/endurance, ill-health avoidance, and positive health. Generation
Z participants scored statistically significantly higher across all subscales
of the EMI-2 (exercise motivation inventory-2) when compared to
Generation Y. Understanding generational differences in exercise motivation can
help in tailoring effective physical activity interventions.
KEYWORDS
Physical activity, millennial, generation, cross-sectional.
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