Review in Psychology Research

December 2013, Volume 2, Issue 4, PP.61-68

The Relationship Between Exercise Motivation,

Exercise Adherence and Mental Health
Kahaerjiang Abula#, Zhongkai He
Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Peking University, 100871, China
#Email: kahar040588@gmail.com

Abstract
The present study aims to investigate the relationship among college students` exercise motivation, exercise adherence and the
level of their mental health. 217 undergraduate college students participated in this research. College Students` Mental Health
Scale (CSMHS) and a scale created by authors were applied to investigate college students` mental health condition on six
dimensions as well as exercise adherence, exercise motivation and exercise barriers .The results show that: (1) individuals who
insist on taking exercises get better scores on the dimensions of happiness experience, interpersonal concordance, actively willing,
mood regulation in the CSMHS compared to those who do not insist on taking exercises regularly, (2) exercise motivation
(intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation) and exercise adherence have an interaction effect on the dimensions of happiness
experience and interpersonal concordance in CSMHS.
Keywords: Intrinsic Motivation; Extrinsic Motivation; Exercise Adherence; Mental Health

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