Facebook, relatedness and exercise motivation in university students: A mixed methods investigation

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Highlights:

• FB can influence both controlled and autonomous forms of motivation.

• Relatedness mediates the relationship between FB use and exercise motivation.

• FB use that leads to feelings of disconnection can have negative effects on exercise.

摘要

•FB can influence both controlled and autonomous forms of motivation.•Relatedness mediates the relationship between FB use and exercise motivation.•FB use that leads to feelings of disconnection can have negative effects on exercise.

论文关键词:Social media,Physical activity,Self-determination theory,Relatedness

论文评审过程:Received 13 April 2018, Revised 28 August 2018, Accepted 25 September 2018, Available online 26 September 2018, Version of Record 4 October 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.09.037