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Published in: BMC Public Health 1/2024

Open Access 01-12-2024 | Research

The mediating effects of motivation on the relations between occupational stress and physical activity among underresourced afterschool program staff

Authors: Anqi Deng, Nicole Zarrett, Allison M. Sweeney

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2024

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Abstract

Objective

Guided by Self-Determination Theory, this study aimed to examine the potential mediating effects of autonomous and controlled motivations on physical activity (PA) experiences of afterschool program (ASP) staff with occupational stress.

Method

A total of 58 ASP staff provided full data. Staff occupational stress and self-determination motivations for PA were assessed. Participants’ daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was measured using accelerometer wear. A path analysis was used to address the research purpose.

Results

Occupational stress negatively and indirectly predicted daily MVPA which was mediated by controlled motivation (β = − 4.15, p <.05). Autonomous motivation directly and positively predicted daily MVPA across all types and levels of ASP staff occupational stress (β = 9.93, p =.01).

Conclusions

Autonomous motivation is a powerful predictor of staff PA levels despite the degree to which they experience stress. In contrast, controlled motivations are more vulnerable to occupational stress, and can lead to lower MVPA.

Trial registration

Connect Through PLAY: A Staff-based Physical Activity Intervention for Middle School Youth (Connect). https://​clinicaltrials.​gov/​ct2/​show/​NCT03732144. Registered 11/06/2018. Registration number: NCT03732144.
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Metadata
Title
The mediating effects of motivation on the relations between occupational stress and physical activity among underresourced afterschool program staff
Authors
Anqi Deng
Nicole Zarrett
Allison M. Sweeney
Publication date
01-12-2024
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2024
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-17800-x

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