Approach-Avoidance Motivational Profiles in Early Adolescents to the PACER Fitness Test

Autor/inn/en	Garn, Alex; Sun, Haichun
Titel	Approach-Avoidance Motivational Profiles in Early Adolescents to the PACER Fitness Test
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 28 (2009) 4, S.400-421 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-5024
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; Testing; Physical Fitness; Early Adolescents; Factor Analysis; Profiles; Middle School Students; Social Influences; Goal Orientation; Academic Achievement; Test Wiseness; Student Motivation; Theories; Friendship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Testdurchführung; Testen; Leistungsfähigkeit; Faktorenanalyse; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Sozialer Einfluss; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Schulleistung; Schulische Motivation; Theory; Theorie; Freundschaft
Abstract	The use of fitness testing is a practical means for measuring components of health-related fitness, but there is currently substantial debate over the motivating effects of these tests. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the cross-fertilization of achievement and friendship goal profiles for early adolescents involved in the Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER). Participants were 214 middle school students who reported their achievement goals, social goals, and preparation effort toward a PACER test. Performance was also examined. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the six-factor approach-avoidance model. Cluster analysis highlighted three distinct profiles. The high-goals profile group reported significantly higher amounts of effort put forth in preparation for the PACER test. Our findings suggest that the cross-fertilization of approach and avoidance achievement and social goals can provide important information about effort and performance on fitness testing in middle school physical education. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10