Relationships and interpersonal interactions within physical activity settings contribute to
engagement quality. As a mini-theory within the broader meta-theory of Self-Determination
Theory (SDT), Relationships Motivation Theory (RMT) provides researchers and
practitioners with a systematic and coherent theoretical perspective to integrate relational
aspects with broader contemporary motivation phenomena. Although physical activity
research has yet to test tenets specified within RMT, in this chapter we review extant …