Davy Vancampfort|Marc De Hert|Brendon Stubbs|Philip B. Ward|Simon Rosenbaum|Andrew Soundy|Michel Probst
Negative symptoms are associated with lower autonomous motivation towards physical activity in people with schizophrenia
Huntsman (Belgium)|KU Leuven|KU Leuven|University of Greenwich|South Western Sydney Local Health District|UNSW Sydney|KU Leuven|University of Birmingham|Huntsman (Belgium)|KU Leuven
crosssectional study examined association psychiatric symptoms motivation physical activity within selfdetermination theory sdt framework people schizophreniaover 4month period 55 17 inpatients dsmv diagnosis schizophrenia assessed psychosis evaluation tool common use caregivers pecc behavioural regulation exercise questionnaire breq2 provided separate scores amotivation external introjected autonomous regulation spearman correlation coefficients examined motivation scores symptom ratingsthe breq2 score autonomous regulations 2611 significantly correlated pecc negative symptoms score 10341 r034 p0011 significant correlations breq2 pecc scores found breq2 score external regulations 0709 associated older age 352113years r030 p0024these findings provide evidence negative symptoms associated lower autonomous motivation towards physical activity inpatients schizophrenia future longitudinal research confirm current findings research guide physical activity approaches aimed facilitating enhanced physical mental health outcomes individuals schizophrenia