researchers demonstrate that individuals in different levels of physical activity have different motivations for sport activity. this study was designed to examine how motivations can discriminate three physical activity levels (inactive, active, sustained maintainers) according to self-determination theory. 159 zanjan university staff (mean age: 33 years old) completed exercise motivation inve...

From a users’ perspective entertainment is based on enjoyment in using these products or services. How and which cultural differences between eastern and western cultures are influencing enjoyment and the design of entertainment technology is described in this paper. In particular the underlying religious structures are discussed and compared.

the aim of this study was to examine sport commitment model in women participating in sport activities. the population of this study consisted of all women (n=6000) who participated in sport activities in mashhad municipality. 526 subjects were studied as the sample. the demographic and sport commitment model (scanlan, 1993) questionnaires were used to collect the data. findings indicated that ...

BACKGROUND Physical activity (PA) can support cancer patients during medical treatment by reducing side-effects and increasing quality of life. However, PA levels mostly decline after diagnosis. Which factors can explain if patients are able to remain or even increase their PA level? Self-efficacy is an important cognitive factor that has been linked to cancer patients' PA across many studies. ...

As social networking websites become more and more widespread there is an increasing interest to analyze and explain their usage. Facebook is a web-based service that is very popular among university students. In this paper a motivational model is presented that explains Facebook acceptance by university students with two key factors: perceived usefulness and perceived enjoyment. The results sh...

Pair programming and secondary school girls’ enjoyment of programming and the subject Information Technology (IT) Janet Liebenberg , Elsa Mentz & Betty Breed To cite this article: Janet Liebenberg , Elsa Mentz & Betty Breed (2012) Pair programming and secondary school girls’ enjoyment of programming and the subject Information Technology (IT), Computer Science Education, 22:3, 219-236, DOI: 10....