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ArticleJournal of prevention (2022)2026

Motivational Climate and Well-Being in Older Adult Group Exercise: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs.

Sabrena Jo, Mary D Fry, Theresa C Brown, William P Skorupski

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Article in Journal of prevention (2022), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sabrena JoSchool of Education and Human Sciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Mary D FrySchool of Education and Human Sciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6381-4824
Theresa C BrownSchool of Nursing and Health Studies, Bachelor of Health Science Program, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, 64110, USA. theresa.brown@umkc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-0007-0220
William P SkorupskiIndependent Researcher, Lawrence, KS, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the motivational climate and older adults' basic psychological needs (BPNs), subjective wellbeing, and exercise commitment in group fitness classes. Members of fitness centers offering older adult programming (N = 284) completed a survey about their group fitness experiences. A caring, task-involving climate was positively (and an ego-involving climate negatively) associated with BPNs, wellbeing, and commitment. Wellbeing and commitment were positively correlated, and both were predicted by BPNs. The structural equation model indicated that BPNs mediated the relationship between a caring, task-involving climate and wellbeing/commitment. The motivational climate may improve older adults' exercise experiences as exercise leaders who foster a caring, task-involving climate have opportunity to enhance wellbeing and commitment, promoting healthy aging. These results align with the idea that physical activity supports overall wellbeing in later years. Fitness programs tailored to the unique needs of older adults can support resilient, health-focused communities, ensuring opportunities for physical activity across generations.

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ExerciseMotivationAgedFemaleFitness CentersHealthy AgingHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesCaringCommunityExercise commitmentTask-involvingWellbeing

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