Marco Batista1, Ruth Jimenez2, Marta Leyton3, Susana Lobato4, Maria Aspano4
1 Sport and Well Being, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Santarem, Portugal
2 Facultad de Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
3 Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain
4 Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
Author for correspondence: Marco Batista; Sport and Well Being, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, Santarem, Portugal; email:
Abstract
Background and Study Aim: Despite recognised benefits of regular physical activity for health, the percentage of individuals linking with a physical activity practice sufficient to confer health benefits is low. The aim of current work is knowledge about effects of an extension of the motivation trans-contextual model application, specifically in the prediction of life satisfaction by veteran judo athletes.
Material and Methods: It was used a sample of 99 Portuguese veteran judo athletes of both genders (aged between 30 and 76 years: M = 42.61 ±9.75), where through questionnaires were measured: basic psychological needs satisfaction, motivation, planned behaviour variables and life satisfaction.
Results: The structural equations model showed that autonomy perception positively and significantly predicts autonomous motivation. In its turn it positively and significantly predicts intentions.
Conclusions: Life satisfaction is positively and significantly predicted by intentions. Results authorise to emphasise the importance of fostering autonomy, since this will favour autonomous motivation, promoting a higher behavioural control over the practitioners’ intentions, thus generating a higher life satisfaction.
Key words: basic psychological needs satisfaction, motivation, planned behaviour, self-determination theory, structural equations model
AMA:
Batista M, Jimenez R, Leyton M et al. Transcontextual model application in the prediction of veteran judo athletes' life satisfaction. ARCH BUDO. 2018;14:1-8
APA:
Batista, M., Jimenez, R., Leyton, M., Lobato, S., & Aspano, M. (2018). Transcontextual model application in the prediction of veteran judo athletes' life satisfaction. ARCH BUDO, 14, 1-8
Chicago:
Batista, Marco, Jimenez Ruth, Leyton Marta, Lobato Susana, Aspano Maria. 2018. "Transcontextual model application in the prediction of veteran judo athletes' life satisfaction". ARCH BUDO 14: 1-8
Harvard:
Batista, M., Jimenez, R., Leyton, M., Lobato, S., and Aspano, M. (2018). Transcontextual model application in the prediction of veteran judo athletes' life satisfaction. ARCH BUDO, 14, pp.1-8
MLA:
Batista, Marco et al. "Transcontextual model application in the prediction of veteran judo athletes' life satisfaction." ARCH BUDO, vol. 14, 2018, pp. 1-8
Vancouver:
Batista M, Jimenez R, Leyton M et al. Transcontextual model application in the prediction of veteran judo athletes' life satisfaction. ARCH BUDO 2018; 14: 1-8











