摘要：Life long participation in fitness activities might not be achieved unless physical education teachers create an appropriate environment that motivates students to engage in physical education. The purpose of this study was to predict of intention for physical activity outside of university on basis of basic psychological needs satisfaction. The authors argue basic psychological needs satisfaction could positively predict the intention of students to be physically active outside of university. The subjects were 347 Iranian female students who participated in 16 regular physical education classes. Perceived basic psychological needs satisfaction scale and intention to be physically active questionnaire have been used to assess data. The results of regression analysis showed that basic psychological needs satisfaction can predict intention. Prediction power was not same for all three basic psychological needs. The results indicated that students’ autonomy need is the best predictor for intention for physical activity outside of university. With respect to intention for physical activity after university, these results highlight the importance of taking into account the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, with special attention to need for autonomy.
