Television Viewing Does Not Have to Be Sedentary: Motivation to Participate in a TV Exercise Program
Table 3
T-test between the six IMI subscales, compliance with the physical activity guidelines, viewing habits and participation in the NOM-tv exercises.
Participation in the NOM-tv exercises
Occasional participants
Frequent participants
mean (SD)
mean (SD)
T-value
P value
Interest-enjoyment
5.52 (.99)
6.21 (.84)
11.03
<.001
Perceived competence
4.32 (1.17)
5.38 (1.05)
14.16
<.001
Effort-importance
5.61 (1.03)
6.45 (.78)
13.16
<.001
Pressure-tension
2.04 (1.03)
1.46 (.77)
ā8.96
<.001
Perceived choice
6.52 (.73)
6.68 (.58)
3.64
<.001
Value-usefulness
5.87 (.92)
6.22 (.78)
5.91
<.001
Compliance with physical activity guidelines
.41 (.49)
.50 (.50)
2.79
.006
Viewing habits
2.49 (.86)
3.15 (.83)
11.72
<.001
Note. Compliance with physical activity guidelines was measured by: non-compliance (0) versus compliance (1); Viewing habits were measured by: watching less than weekly (1), watching 1-2 times a week (2), watching 3-4 times a week (3) and watching 5ā7 times a week (4).
