Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the model of motivational climate, goal orientations, expectancy beliefs, task values, and associated links to light- to vigorous-intensity physical activity in order to understand the social-cognitive motivational processes in physical education. The results mainly supported existing suggestions of Vallerand's hierarchical model of motivation, since task-involving motivational climate mediated by expectancy beliefs was linked to light-intensity physical activity. An unexpected finding was that task-involving motivational climate in physical education directly related only with light-intensity activity. The present findings support the task-involving teaching methods in physical education to promote children's total physical activity, especially light-intensity activity through beliefs about ability.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 408-427 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | International Journal of Sport Psychology |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 1 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Physical activity
- Physical education
- The achievement goal theory
- The expectancy-value theory
- The hierarchical model of motivation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology