Start Date
19-6-2025 10:30 AM
End Date
19-6-2025 12:00 PM
Abstract
Introduction: We tested an affect-based mediation model of exercise motivation.
Methodology: Wheelchair curlers (N = 44) from 8 different countries (e.g., Korea) playing in an international tournament participated. Participants were adults (M = 49.9; SD = 8.5) and had physical impairments (e.g., SCI). Athletes completed the Affective Exercise Experiences scale assessing 7 antecedent cognitive appraisals (e.g., competence, disability based cognitive appraisals of physical activity (PA)) predicting attraction/antipathy to PA as mediated by pleasure, energy, calmness.
Results: We failed to support a parallel mediation model as there was no significant indirect effect of the 7 cognitive appraisals on attraction to PA, through the 3 core affect mediators. We predicted 84% of the variance in pleasure from PA with favorable perceptions of PA on disability (β = .37, 95% CI = .217, .544) and positive perceptions of competence (β = .54, 95% CI = .314, .667) being significant. We predicted 53% of the variance in the affective experience of renewed energy from PA with interest (versus boredom) (β = .45, 95% CI = .063, .831) and positive perceptions of competence (β = .38, 95% CI = .035, .714) being significant. The third core affective experience of calmness we predicted 59% of the variance, with cognitive appraisals of pride & honor being significant (β = .40, 95% CI = .015, .824).
Conclusions: We provided support for cognitive appraisals in promoting pleasure, energy and calmness derived from PA among wheelchair curlers. Additionally, the role of disability related exercise cognitions in predicting pleasure was supported.
Recommended Citation
Martin, Jeffrey; Dadova, Klara; Prokesova, Eva; Varekova, Jitka; and Martin, Drew J., "Affective Reflective Theory: An Exploratory Study of the Exercise Experiences of Elite Wheelchair Curlers" (2025). International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness. 28.
https://sword.cit.ie/isapa/2025/day4/28
Affective Reflective Theory: An Exploratory Study of the Exercise Experiences of Elite Wheelchair Curlers
Introduction: We tested an affect-based mediation model of exercise motivation.
Methodology: Wheelchair curlers (N = 44) from 8 different countries (e.g., Korea) playing in an international tournament participated. Participants were adults (M = 49.9; SD = 8.5) and had physical impairments (e.g., SCI). Athletes completed the Affective Exercise Experiences scale assessing 7 antecedent cognitive appraisals (e.g., competence, disability based cognitive appraisals of physical activity (PA)) predicting attraction/antipathy to PA as mediated by pleasure, energy, calmness.
Results: We failed to support a parallel mediation model as there was no significant indirect effect of the 7 cognitive appraisals on attraction to PA, through the 3 core affect mediators. We predicted 84% of the variance in pleasure from PA with favorable perceptions of PA on disability (β = .37, 95% CI = .217, .544) and positive perceptions of competence (β = .54, 95% CI = .314, .667) being significant. We predicted 53% of the variance in the affective experience of renewed energy from PA with interest (versus boredom) (β = .45, 95% CI = .063, .831) and positive perceptions of competence (β = .38, 95% CI = .035, .714) being significant. The third core affective experience of calmness we predicted 59% of the variance, with cognitive appraisals of pride & honor being significant (β = .40, 95% CI = .015, .824).
Conclusions: We provided support for cognitive appraisals in promoting pleasure, energy and calmness derived from PA among wheelchair curlers. Additionally, the role of disability related exercise cognitions in predicting pleasure was supported.