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Table 1 Behavioural Regulations of Exercise Questionnaire 3 (BREQ-3) Constructs

From: Motivations to exercise in young men following a residential weight loss programme conducted in National Service - a mixed methods study

BREQ-3 Regulation Domain

Definition

Amotivation

A state of lacking the intention to act

External regulation

Exercise behaviour controlled by rewards and threats

Introjected regulation

Feelings of worth, for example pride, shame or guilt as a result of a particular behaviour

Identified regulation

Conscious valuing of a benefit of exercise

Integrated regulation

Exercise behaviour that was entirely assimilated as part of the genuine self

Intrinsic motivation

Inherent pleasure and satisfaction of participating in exercise behaviours