Influence Mechanism of Exercise Motivation on College Students'Exercise Adherence
Objective Based on the theoretical framework of self-determination motivation and the theory of flow experience,this paper explores the influence mechanism of exercise motivation on college students exercise adherence.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 555 college students in Guangdong,Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces to investigate the relationship among exercise motivation,exercise persistence,flow experience and exercise intention.Results 1)Exercise motivation has a positive predictive effect on college students'exercise persistence.2)Flow experience and exercise intention play a partial mediating role between exercise mo-tivation and exercise persistence.3)Flow experience and exercise intention have no significant chain mediating effect between exercise motivation and exercise persistence.Conclusion It is suggested that physical education educators should pay attention to helping col-lege students identify activities that enhance flow perception,stimulate exercise motivation and exercise intention,so as to improve col-lege students'exercise adherence.