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Valentina Polizzi

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Happiness in Physical Activity: A Longitudinal Examination of Children Motivation and Negative Affect in Physical Activity

2020

Physical activity has beneficial effects on health and is extremely recommended for children's well-being. Understanding risk factors that could cause negative affect in children practicing physical activity is hugely relevant, and there is a growing consensus that autonomous and controlled motivation in the self-determination theory (SDT) framework could offer a broader perspective. Consequently, this study aims to examine the longitudinal relations between autonomous motivation, controlled motivation, and negative affect in physical activity, using a sample of children that regularly participate in physical activity. One hundred forty children in the range age between 7 and 11 (M = 8.45, …

media_common.quotation_subjectPhysical activity Negative affect Children Well-being Self-determination theory05 social sciencesPerspective (graphical)Physical activity050109 social psychologyContext (language use)050105 experimental psychologyChildren Negative affect Physical activity Self-determination theory Well-beingDevelopmental psychologyWell-beingHappiness0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPositive psychologyPsychologySettore M-EDF/01 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' MotorieBeneficial effectsSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Self-determination theorymedia_commonJournal of Happiness Studies
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Cognitive and motivational monitoring during enriched sport activities in a sample of children living in Europe. The ESA program

2017

Enriched Sport Activities (ESA) Program is an Evidence-based Practice Exercise Program cofounded by the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union (Key action: Sport-579661-EPP-1-2016-2-IT-SPO-SCP). It aims to enhance social inclusion, equal opportunities and psycho-physical wellbeing in children with typical development and special needs. This aim will be pursued through two ways: (1) Children and preadolescents’ participation in Enriched Sport Activities (ESA) Program; (2) Parents’ involvement and education on cognitive, motivational and social benefits of Physical Activities (PA) in their children. Recent research showed that high-level cognitive processes, such as inhibition, shifting, w…

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