González García, LorenaMesa Gresa, Patricia2021-06-092021-06-092018González García, L., & Mesa Gresa, P. (2018). Relationship between motivation, physical activity practice and well- and ill-being in university students. Calidad de Vida y Salud, 11(2), 87-100.1850-6216http://hdl.handle.net/11268/10119The objective of the present work was to study the existence of differences between male and female university students' physical activity practice, their motivation and experiences of well- and ill-being. We also tested the relationships between the study variables. The participants of the present work were 467 university students (female = 263; M-age = 21.26; SD = 4.21) who completed a packet of questionnaires. The results indicated that male students had higher levels of physical activity, higher autonomous motivation, higher self-esteem and lower stress. Results also indicated that autonomous motivation positively correlated with well- being and negatively correlated with ill-being indicators. Controlled motivation and a motivation negatively correlated with self-esteem and positively correlated with ill-being indicators. We highlight the importance of promoting quality motivation to foster people physical activity practice and well-being.engjournal articlerestricted accessEstudiante universitarioEducación físicaCalidad de vida