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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS' MOTIVATIONAL PROFILES, ENJOYMENT, STATE ANXIETY, AND SELF-REPORTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY |
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Sami Yli-Piipari1  ,
Anthony Watt1,2, Timo Jaakkola1, Jarmo Liukkonen1
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1Department of Sport Sciences, Motor Behaviour Research Unit and 3Department of Psychology, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland. 2Victoria University, School of Education, Melbourne, Australia |
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© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2009) 8, 327 - 336 |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| The purpose of this study was to analyze motivational profiles
based on the self-determination theory (Deci and Ryan, 2000)
and how these profiles are related to physical education students' enjoyment,
state anxiety, and physical activity. The participants, 429 sixth grade
students (girls = 216; boys = 213) completed SMS, Sport Enjoyment Scale,
PESAS, and Physical Activity Scale. Cluster analyses identified two motivational
profiles: 1) the "High motivation profile", in which the students
had high intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and low levels of amotivation,
and 2) the "Low motivation profile", in which the students had
low intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and low levels of amotivation. The
students in the first cluster enjoyed physical education more and were physically
more active. The results revealed that students may be motivated towards
physical education lessons both intrinsically and extrinsically, and still
experience enjoyment in physical education.
Key words: Self-determination, cluster analysis, motivation, anxiety, behavioural. |
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