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Motivation and anxiety during the second COVID-19 lockdown in gym exercisers: The mediating role of affects and satisfaction with life
| dc.contributor.author | Antunes, Raul | |
| dc.contributor.author | Monteiro, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Silva, Carina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Filipe, Daniel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cordeiro, Filipa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Frontini, R. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-25T11:34:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-11-25T11:34:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-11-24 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The present study aimed to analyze the association between motivation (self-determined and non-self-determined motivation), positive and negative affect, life satisfaction and state-anxiety in a sample of gym exercisers, during the 2nd COVID-19 lockdown in Portugal. Also, we aimed to analyze the possible mediating role of positive and negative affect and life satisfaction in the relationship between motivation and levels of state-anxiety. A total of 201 gym participants (30.42 ± 11.22) were enrolled in the present study, of which 116 (57.7%) were women and 85 (42.3%) were men. The survey included sociodemographic data as well as the subsequently validated instruments: the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. The results revealed a positive association between state-anxiety and negative affect (r = .69), controlled motivation (r = .33), and autonomous motivation (r = .25). Still, state-anxiety was negatively associated with positive affect (r = -.40) and with satisfaction with life (r = -.43),. In addition, the results of mediation analysis, revealed inconsistent mediation of positive affect and life satisfaction in the relationship between autonomous motivation and state-anxiety. However, a total mediation was observed through negative affect and life satisfaction in the relationship between controlled motivation and anxiety since the indirect effect (β = .27) is higher than the direct effect (β = .06). Overall, the results reinforce that positive affect and satisfaction with life could act as a possible buffer against state-anxiety in gym exercisers and, thus, should be considered in future interventions and studies. | pt_PT |
| dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.citation | Antunes, Raul & Frontini, Roberta. (2022). Motivation and anxiety during the second COVID-19 lockdown in gym exercisers: The mediating role of affects and satisfaction with life. Current Psychology. 1-11. 10.1007/s12144-022-03908-z | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12144-022-03908-z | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1046-1310 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/7878 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | pt_PT |
| dc.publisher | Springer | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Anxiety | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Coronavirus | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Covid-19 | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Motivation | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Physical exercise | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | Well-being | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Motivation and anxiety during the second COVID-19 lockdown in gym exercisers: The mediating role of affects and satisfaction with life | pt_PT |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.title | Current Psychology | pt_PT |
| person.familyName | Antunes | |
| person.familyName | Monteiro | |
| person.givenName | Raul | |
| person.givenName | Diogo | |
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| person.identifier.ciencia-id | ED1F-6228-E26F | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-5485-9430 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-7179-6814 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 57194044687 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 56437945500 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | article | pt_PT |
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