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100 1  Frueauf, Courtney. |?UNAUTHORIZED
245 10 Does dog ownership affect the owners' quality of motivation to engage in physical activity? / |cCourtney Frueauf.
260    [Greenville, N.C.] : |bEast Carolina University, |c2012.
300    82 pages : |bdigital, PDF file
336    text |2rdacontent
337    computer |2rdamedia
338    online resource |2rdacarrier
538    System requirements: Adobe Reader.
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web.
502     |bM.S. |cEast Carolina University |d2012.
500    Presented to the faculty of the Department of Kinesiology.
500    Advisor: Nicholas Murray.
500    Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 15, 2012).
520 3  Using the framework of the self-determination theory (SDT), the current study compared men and women dog owners' and non-dog owners' a) physical activity levels, b) perceived competence, autonomy, and relatedness during physical activity, tested c) the correlations between dog ownership and self-determined motivation to engage in physical activity, and d) the roles of age, gender, and marital status on the relationship between dog ownership and self-determined motivation to be active.  223 volunteers participated in a cross sectional internet survey inquiring about physical activity, self-determined motivation, competence, autonomy, and relatedness, and activity completed with a pet dog(s).  Results obtained using t tests revealed that dog owners have higher perceived relatedness during physical activity than non-dog owners (p<0.001).  The relationship between dog walking and self-determined motivation of dog owners was assessed by conducting a correlation analysis.  Total dog walking completed by dog owners was negatively correlated with amotivation, r=-0.188, n=113, p<0.05, positively correlated with identified regulation, r= 0.384, n=113, p<0.01, intrinsic motivation, r=0.302, n=113, p<0.01, and competence.  This suggests an increase in dog walking leads to a decrease in amotivation but leads to an increase in identified regulation motivation; higher quality self-determined motivation.   The more competent owners feel about walking and/or walking with a dog, the more likely they are to increase dog walking time.  Enhancing perceived competence about physical activity and proper dog ownership may promote more dog walking in communities and more physical activity overall.
504    Includes bibliographical references.
650  0 Dog owners |xPsychology. |=^A1113979
650  0 Dog owners |xResearch. |=^A848931
650  0 Exercise |xPsychological aspects. |=^A578078
653    Kinesiology
653    Health sciences
700 1  Murray, Nicholas P. |?UNAUTHORIZED
710 2  East Carolina University. |bDepartment of Kinesiology. |?UNAUTHORIZED
856 40  |zAccess via ScholarShip |uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/3877
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