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Table 3 Description of the six latent profiles based on standardized BREQ-2 variables for samples A and B

From: Stirring the motivational soup: within-person latent profiles of motivation in exercise

BREQ-II- variables

Profile1

Profile2

Profile3

Profile4

Profile5

Profile6

Sample A

 Amot

−0.24*

−0.31*

−0.29*

−0.33*

−0.29*

1.03*

 Ext reg

−0.32*

−0.40*

−0.41*

−0.44*

−0.08

1.05*

 Introj reg

−0.78*

1.56*

−0.89*

0.16*

0.56*

0.10

 Ident reg

−0.92*

1.09*

0.53*

0.95*

0.21*

−0.76*

 Intrins mot

−0.58*

0.81*

0.79*

0.87*

−0.06

−0.85*

Sample B

 Amot

−0.25*

−0.40*

−0.45*

−0.53*

−0.12

1.56*

 Ext reg

−0.34*

−0.45*

−0.52*

−0.65*

1.50*

0.08

 Introj reg

−0.32*

1.03*

−0.71*

−0.09

0.77*

−0.84*

 Ident reg

−0.36*

0.77*

0.58*

1.22*

0.35*

−1.49*

 Intrins mot

−0.33*

0.63*

0.79*

1.12*

0.11

−1.28*

  1. Note: *p < .01
  2. Sample A: Profile 1 = low motivation (n = 194,17.8%); Profile 2 = self-determined with high introjected regulation (n = 87, 8.0%); Profile 3 = self-determined with low introjected regulation (n = 200, 18.4%); Profile 4 = self-determined motivation (n = 115, 10.5%); Profile 5 = introjected and identified regulation (n = 263, 24.1%); Profile 6 = amotivated and controlled motivation (n = 230, 21.1%); Sample B : Profile 1 = low motivation (n = 140, 27.4%); Profile 2 = self-determined and high introjected regulation (n = 101, 19.8%); Profile 3 = self-determined and low introjected (n = 75, 14.7%); Profile 4 = self-determined motivation (n = 21, 4.1%); Profile 5 = extrinsic motivation (n = 90,17.6%); Profile 6 = amotivated (n = 84, 16.4%)