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Do basic psychological needs and self-determined motivation outweigh physical activity volume and body composition in explaining subjective well-being among community gym users

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dc.contributor.authorBatista, Marco
dc.contributor.authorFreitas, João
dc.contributor.authorSimões, Vera
dc.contributor.authorConceição, Ana
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Marta
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorRosa, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorLouro, Hugo
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-25T15:58:13Z
dc.date.available2026-09-25T15:58:13Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.date.updated2026-09-14T14:30:36Z
dc.descriptionThe authors would like to express their gratitude to all the fitness centers and gyms in the municipality of Castelo Branco for their collaboration and support during data collection. We also sincerely thank all participants who voluntarily completed the questionnaires.
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the relative contribution of sociodemographic, psychological, behavioral, and physiological factors to subjective well-being (SWB) among community gym users and investigated the indirect association between basic psychological need satisfaction and SWB through self-determined motivation. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 348 adults (31.53 ± 12.86 years) recruited from community gyms in Portugal. Participants completed validated measures of basic psychological need satisfaction, motivational regulation, life satisfaction, and positive and negative affect. Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was assessed through self-reported weekly physical activity, and body composition through bioelectrical impedance. Hierarchical multiple linear regression and mediation analysis were performed. Missing data were addressed using multiple imputation. Psychological variables produced the largest increase in explained SWB variance (ΔR2 = 0.173, p < 0.001). MVPA added only 0.2% (ΔR2 = 0.002, p = 0.478), while body composition indicators added 1.0% (ΔR2 = 0.010, p = 0.303). The final model explained 21.7% of SWB variance. A significant indirect association through self-determined motivation was observed (B = 0.228, 95% CI [0.139, 0.324]). Psychological variables provided greater explanatory information about SWB than MVPA or body composition. The findings highlight the relevance of psychological experiences in exercise settings, while the cross-sectional design precludes causal interpretations.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was funded by National Funds by FCT—Foundation for Science and Technology, under the projects UID/04045/2025 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/04045/2025), UID/PRR/04045/2025 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/PRR/04045/2025) and UID/PRR2/04045/2025. (https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/PRR2/04045/2025. SPRINT—Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center|Centro de Investigação & Inovação em Desporto Atividade Física e Saúde|Portugal|Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology|UID/06185/2025 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/06185/2025)|UID/PRR/06185/2025 (https://doi.org/10.54499 /UID/PRR/06185/2025)|UID/PRR2/06185/2025.
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dc.identifier.citationBATISTA, Mrco [et al.] (2026 ) - Do basic psychological needs and self-determined motivation outweigh physical activity volume and body composition in explaining subjective well-being among community gym users. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 23, 1139. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23091139
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph23091139en_US
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-5102302
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/11000
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectSelf-determination theory
dc.subjectSubjective well-being
dc.subjectBasic psychological needs
dc.subjectSelf-determined motivation
dc.subjectPhysical exercise
dc.titleDo basic psychological needs and self-determined motivation outweigh physical activity volume and body composition in explaining subjective well-being among community gym userseng
dc.typeresearch articleen_US
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oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_US
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person.familyNameBatista
person.givenNameMarco
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person.identifier.ciencia-id191E-AA52-C968
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3318-2472
person.identifier.scopus-author-id57190249734
rcaap.cv.cienciaid191E-AA52-C968 | Marco Alexandre Silva Batista
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