Table 1 Descriptives (means and standard deviations) of psychological need satisfaction (BPNES), behavioural regulations (BREQ-2), and exercise (LTEQ) last six months (PA), across gender and age groups
From: Need satisfaction, motivational regulations and exercise: moderation and mediation effects
| Â | Gender | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Men | Women | Younger | Older | Total |
(n = 286) | (n = 805) | (18–45) | (46–78) | sample | |
|  |  | (n = 539) | (n = 501) | (N = 1091) | |
BPNES | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Autonomy | 4.0 (.84) | 4.1 (.80) | 4.0 (.81) | 4.1 (.81) | 4.1 (.81) |
 Competence | 3.8 (.84) | 3.8 (.82) | 3.8 (.82) | 3.8 (.83) | 3.7 (.82) |
 Relatedness | 3.9 (1.1) | 3.8 (1.0) | 3.8 (1.00) | 3.8 (1.09) | 3.8 (1.0) |
 Global need | 11.7 (2.3) | 11.7 (2.3) | 11.6 (2.2) | 11.7 (2.3) | 11.7 (2.3) |
BREQ-2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Amotivation | 1.1 (.30) | 1.1 (.24) | 1.1 (.28) | 1.1 (.23) | 1.1 (.25) |
 External reg. | 1.2 (.39) | 1.1 (.34) | 1.2 (.38) | 1.1 (.32) | 1.1 (.35) |
 Introjected reg. | 2.1 (.73) | 2.2 (.78) | 2.3 (.75) | 2.0 (.77) | 2.2 (.77) |
 Identified reg. | 3.2 (.66) | 3.2 (.63) | 3.2 (.65) | 3.2 (.62) | 3.2 (.63) |
 Intrinsic reg. | 3.2 (.70) | 3.3 (.69) | 3.3 (.70) | 3.3 (.67) | 3.3 (.70) |
LTEQ | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Strenuous | 2.2 (1.8) | 1.8 (1.6) | 2.1 (1.9) | 1.6 (1.5) | 1.9 (1.7) |
 Moderate | 2.9 (3.5) | 3.7 (2.6) | 3.3 (2.4) | 3.7 (3.3) | 3.5 (2.9) |
 Light | 3.6 (4.1) | 3.8 (2.9) | 3.8 (3.2) | 3.6 (3.3) | 3.7 (3.3) |