The mind and the miles : exploring motivational and psychological factors related to recreational running maintenance /
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2024
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Blacket, Chloe
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thesis
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Regular running elicits a myriad of physical and mental health benefits, making running appealing to many. Despite the known health benefits, many individuals who start running often struggle to maintain a consistent running routine, and in some cases, discontinue running altogether. The overarching aim of this thesis was to explore the motivational and psychological influences of running to support maintenance of the behaviour, allowing individuals to reap the health benefits of regular, long-term running. This was achieved through a series of studies, which aimed to 1) investigate whether distinct motivational profiles exist within a large sample of runners, and explore differences in training characteristics between these profiles, 2) examine the psychosocial factors related to recreational running maintenance from both current and discontinued recreational runners’ perspectives, 3) design an educational program to promote ongoing running participation in novice runners using an intervention mapping process, and 4) deliver an intervention to facilitate running maintenance in a 12-week feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT).
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University of South Australia. UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance.
UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance
UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance
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Thesis (PhD(Health Sciences))--University of South Australia, 2024.
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Copyright 2024 Chloe Blacket.
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1 ethesis (xxi, 307 pages) :
colour illustrations, colour charts.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-208)
colour illustrations, colour charts.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-208)
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