The Relationship between Continuum Levels of Motivation and Intention to Continue Physical Activities in Adolescent Female Students: A Self-Determination Theory Approach

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between, The levels of motivation and Intention to Continue Physical Activities in female adolescent students. 221 female adolescent students of East Aderbayjan province aged 18-12 years in 2019-2019 were selected by multistage cluster sampling and completed exercise continuity and exercise behavior regulation questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed by SPSS24 software. The findings showed that among the factors of motivation levels, lack of motivation negatively and internal motivation as well as positively identified regulation, they have the ability to predict the Intention to Continue Physical Activities. However, other levels of continuity of motivation, including external motivation and introjected regulation, do not have the ability to predict the desire to continue exercising. Accordingly, it can be said that in creating a desire to continue exercising in adolescent girls, the type of motivation they have created during exercise classes can be a predicting factor.