Developing and evalating the exercise maintenance motivation scale for members of fitness cheters in Vietnam

Name: Truong Thanh Nam

keyword: Exercise Physiological aspects.

; Exercises Physiology.

; Physical fitness.

Abstract: Background: Exercise motives play a critical role in helping fitness center members maintain a consistent workout routine. This study aimed to develop and validate the Exercise Maintenance Motivation scale, designed to assess the motivation for maintaining exercise among fitness center members in Vietnam. Methods: The twophase study was conducted to outline the development process of the Exercise Maintenance Motivation – Fitness Center (EMM-FC) scale, which is grounded in SelfDetermination Theory. In the first qualitative phase, 10 in-depth interviews and four focus group discussions (n = 39, Mean age = 24.8 years old) were performed, identifying five components of EMM through content analysis. Following this, the scale’s content and face validity were assessed through a connecting phase and pretesting which led to the elimination of 20 items, resulting in 40 statements. In the second phase, a cross-sectional survey (n = 280, Mean age = 32.2 years old) was conducted to assess the factorial structure of the EMM-FC scale was assessed with Exploratory Factor Analysis. Results: Findings yielded five construct dimensions with satisfactory psychometric indicators including convergent validity, discriminant validity, and internal consistency reliability of the EMM-FC scale. The 30-item EMM-FC scale covered five SDT-driven constructs, comprising of “Exercise achievements”, “Exercise environments”, “Exercise integration with life goals”, “Exercise enjoyment”, and “Workout-aholic”, explaining 61.3% of the variance. Scores of five constructs were positively correlated with the total scores of the scale and notably distinguished between exercise maintainers and non-exercise maintainers. Conclusions: This study developed a 30-item EMM-FC scale with acceptable reliability and validity. Further Thesis Title Developing and Evaluating the Exercise Maintenance Motivation Scale for Members of Fitness Centers in Vietnam potential research is necessary to thoroughly assess the scale’s robust psychometric properties. Therefore, the scale can be applied in future scientific and practical research for exercise maintenance. Keywords: exercise, motivation, fitness center, scale, mixed-method study, Vietnam

WALAILAK UNIVERSITY. CENTER FOR LIBRARY RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL MEDIA

Address: NAKON SI THAMMARAT

Email: clm@wu.ac.th

Name: Charuai Suwanbamrung

Created: 2567

Modified: 2567-10-08

Issued: 2024-10-08

วิทยานิพนธ์/Thesis

application/pdf

QT255 T871D 2023

eng

Spatial: Vietnam

DegreeName: สาธารณสุขศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต

Level: ปริญญาเอก

Descipline: Public Health

Grantor: มหาวิทยาลัยวลัยลักษณ์

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2	Abstract.pdf	91.88 KB	1	2025-08-10 18:48:56
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4	Chapter II.pdf	486.88 KB	1	2025-08-10 18:49:27
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7	Chapter V.pdf	147.26 KB	1	2025-08-10 18:49:51
8	Bibliography.pdf	236.11 KB	1	2025-08-10 18:49:59
9	Appendix.pdf	748.55 KB	1	2025-08-10 18:50:07
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