Motivational Profiles for Secondary School Physical Education and Its Relationship to the Adoption of a Physically Active Lifestyle among University Students

Autor/inn/en	Haerens, Leen; Kirk, David; Cardon, Greet; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Vansteenkiste, Maarten
Titel	Motivational Profiles for Secondary School Physical Education and Its Relationship to the Adoption of a Physically Active Lifestyle among University Students
Quelle	In: European Physical Education Review, 16 (2010) 2, S.117-139 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1356-336X
DOI	10.1177/1356336X10381304
Schlagwörter	Physical Education; Physical Activity Level; Self Determination; Student Motivation; Profiles; Secondary Schools; Correlation; Life Style; College Students; Health Promotion; Role of Education; Questionnaires; Athletics; Foreign Countries; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Selbstbestimmung; Schulische Motivation; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Sekundarschule; Korrelation; Lebensstil; Collegestudent; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Bildungsauftrag; Fragebogen; Leichtathletik; Ausland; Belgien
Abstract	The promotion of an active lifestyle is one of the central aims of physical education (PE). The present study aimed at investigating the relation between students' motivation for PE and activity levels using self-determination theory as a guiding framework. A retrospective design was used involving 2617 university students, of which 878 (33.5 percent) were male (age 20.6 [plus or minus] 1.9). Validated questionnaires were used to measure motivation for PE, self-reported concurrent (activity levels at secondary school) and delayed transfer (activity levels at university). A combination of hierarchical and non-hierarchical cluster analyses was used to generate motivational profiles for PE. Differences in activity levels were analysed using MANCOVAS. The results revealed that students with more optimal (i.e. more autonomous) motivational profiles reported more transfer and reported being more active at secondary school and in early adulthood. Implementing strategies that enhance self-determined motivation might result in more students' adopting an active lifestyle. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10