Table 4 Differences across the six latent motivational profiles in psychological need satisfaction and exercise in both samples

 Comp

13.89^c (0.23)

17.17^a (0.17)

16.83^a (0.33)

17.55^a (0.21)

13.31^c (0.26)

14.93^b (0.19)

 Auto

15.43^bc (0.25)

17.73^a (0.19)

17.53^a (0.36)

17.99^a (0.22)

14.90^c (0.25)

15.92^b (0.21)

 Rel

14.02^c (0.34)

17.40^a (0.25)

16.41^a (0.46)

17.31^a (0.33)

13.25^c (0.32)

15.25^b (0.25)

 Exercise

37.83^c (1.50)

52.58^a (2.54)

49.71^ab (2.64)

49.99^ab (2.02)

37.83^c (2.39)

45.12^b (1.54)

 Comp

12.10^d (0.39)

14.70^b (0.53)

15.83^ab (0.53)

17.05^a (0.64)

13.31^c (0.45)

10.15^e (0.61)

 Aut

12.94^d (0.41)

15.08^b (0.60)

16.57^ab (0.47)

17.97^a (0.59)

14.39^c (0.51)

11.51^e (0.63)

 Rel

13.14^b (0.50)

16.19^a (0.47)

16.58^a (0.65)

17.26^a (1.24)

13.56^b (0.65)

10.87^c (0.69)

 Exercise

36.75^b (2.51)

54.38^a (4.29)

51.30^ab (4.74)

58.22^a (8.00)

41.27^b (3.56)

26.62^c (3.75)