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Exercise Enjoyment

Exercise Enjoyment is a psychological construct denoting the affective pleasure derived from physical activity, distinguishing it from related adherence factors by emphasizing intrinsic motivation and positive emotional engagement in exercise contexts.

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Publications

466

Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale: Two Validation Studies

Deborah Kendzierski, Kenneth J. DeCarlo · Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology · 1991 · 1.3K citations

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Intrinsic motivation and exercise adherence.

Richard M. Ryan, Christina M. Frederick, Deborah Lepes et al. · International journal of sport psychology · 1997 · 961 citations

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Motivation in Sport and Exercise

David Collins · The Sport Psychologist · 1993 · 842 citations

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College Students' Motivation for Physical Activity: Differentiating Men's and Women's Motives for Sport Participation and Exercise

Marcus W. Kilpatrick, Edward Hébert, John B. Bartholomew · Journal of American College Health · 2005 · 816 citations

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High-intensity interval running is perceived to be more enjoyable than moderate-intensity continuous exercise: Implications for exercise adherence

Jonathan D. Bartlett, Graeme L. Close, D. MacLaren et al. · Journal of Sports Sciences · 2011 · 592 citations

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Authors

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  1. PE
    Panteleimon Ekkekakis

    Iowa State University, United States

    12 publications · 913 citations

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  2. SJ
    Steven J. Petruzzello

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    6 publications · 179 citations

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  3. MS
    Matthew Stork

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    6 publications · 318 citations

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  4. DT
    Diogo Teixeira

    Universidade Lusófona, Portugal

    5 publications · 184 citations

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  5. CI
    Costas I. Karageorghis

    Brunel University of London, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 294 citations

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Institutions

612

  1. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    13 h-index

    21 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    9 h-index

    24 publications

    4.2K citations

  3. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    26 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Sheffield Hallam University

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    598 citations

  6. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    648 citations

  7. Brunel University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    490 citations

  8. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    1.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Psychology of sport and exercise

    31 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

    JSEP · 14 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. PLoS ONE

    12 publications · 975 citations

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  4. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

    MSSE · 12 publications · 798 citations

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  5. Perceptual and Motor Skills

    10 publications · 367 citations

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