TY - JOUR

T1 - Development of the Exercise Motives and Gains Inventory

AU - Markland, D.A.

AU - Strömmer, S.S.

AU - Ingledew, D.K.

AU - Markland, D.

N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science on 15/05/2015, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com//doi/10.1080/1091367X.2015.1036162

PY - 2015/5/15

Y1 - 2015/5/15

N2 - There are existing measures of exercise motives (what people want from exercise), but corresponding measures of gains (what people get) are needed, because motives and gains could influence each other and together influence other variables. An exercise motives and gains inventory (EMGI) was developed by creating gains scales to complement existing Exercise Motivations Inventory 2 scales. Confirmatory factor analyses of EMGI items established that items reflected their intended constructs; and that motive and gain constructs were distinct. Exploratory structural equation modeling of EMGI scales established that the higher-order structures of motives and gains were somewhat different: Appearance motive was associated with weight management, whereas appearance gain was associated with health and fitness. Paired-sample t-tests established that gains were less than motives in some instances (ill-health avoidance, positive health), and greater in others (e.g., affiliation, challenge). The EMGI can be used to investigate the consequences and causes of motives and gains.

AB - There are existing measures of exercise motives (what people want from exercise), but corresponding measures of gains (what people get) are needed, because motives and gains could influence each other and together influence other variables. An exercise motives and gains inventory (EMGI) was developed by creating gains scales to complement existing Exercise Motivations Inventory 2 scales. Confirmatory factor analyses of EMGI items established that items reflected their intended constructs; and that motive and gain constructs were distinct. Exploratory structural equation modeling of EMGI scales established that the higher-order structures of motives and gains were somewhat different: Appearance motive was associated with weight management, whereas appearance gain was associated with health and fitness. Paired-sample t-tests established that gains were less than motives in some instances (ill-health avoidance, positive health), and greater in others (e.g., affiliation, challenge). The EMGI can be used to investigate the consequences and causes of motives and gains.

U2 - 10.1080/1091367X.2015.1036162

DO - 10.1080/1091367X.2015.1036162

M3 - Article

VL - 19

SP - 53

EP - 68

JO - Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

JF - Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

SN - 1091-367X

IS - 2

ER -