ABSTRACT This study aimed to (a) describe the factors that motivate rural-dwelling older adults to exercise, (b) determine how these factors differ across exercise group, and (c) identify factors that relate to continuous exercise. Participants included 160 structured exercisers (SE), unstructured exercisers (UE), and non-exercisers (NE) aged 65–96 living in rural Humboldt County who completed the Exercise Motivations Inventory-2 and Psychological Need Satisfaction (PNS) in Exercise Scale. Results revealed that enjoyment, appearance, fitness, health, and social engagement motives were significantly higher for exercisers (SE, UE) compared to NE. SE scored higher for competence (p = .020) and relatedness (p < .0001) but lower for autonomy (p = .002) compared to UE. These results suggest that motivation and PNS differ across exercise group among older rural-dwelling adults. Consequently, interventions for older rural-dwelling adults should emphasize the many fitness benefits of exercise through challenging yet enjoyable exercises with their peers.

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农村老年人运动动机的自我决定理论方法

摘要 本研究旨在 (a) 描述促使农村居住的老年人锻炼的因素，(b) 确定这些因素在不同锻炼组中有何不同，以及 (c) 确定与持续锻炼相关的因素。参与者包括居住在洪堡县农村的 160 名年龄在 65-96 岁之间的结构化锻炼者 (SE)、非结构化锻炼者 (UE) 和非锻炼者 (NE)，他们在锻炼量表中完成了锻炼动机清单 2 和心理需求满意度 (PNS)。结果显示，与 NE 相比，锻炼者（SE、UE）的享受、外表、健身、健康和社交参与动机显着更高。与 UE 相比，SE 在能力 (p = .020) 和相关性 (p < .0001) 方面得分较高，但在自主性 (p = .002) 方面得分较低。这些结果表明，在农村老年人中，不同运动组的动机和 PNS 不同。因此，针对农村老年人的干预措施应该通过与同龄人一起具有挑战性但令人愉快的运动来强调运动的许多健身益处。