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Motivational predictors of physical education students' effort, exercise intentions, and leisure-time physical activity: a multilevel linear growth analysis
journal contribution
posted on 2014-07-29, 08:59 authored by Ian TaylorIan Taylor, Nikos Ntoumanis, Martyn Standage, Christopher SprayChristopher SprayGrounded in self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000), the present study explored whether
Physical Education (PE) students’ psychological needs and their motivational regulations towards
PE, predicted mean differences and changes in effort in PE, exercise intentions and leisure-time
physical activity (LTPA) over the course of one UK school trimester. One-hundred and seventyeight
students (69% male) aged between 11 and 16 years completed a multi-section questionnaire
at the beginning, middle and end of a school trimester. Multilevel growth models revealed that
students’ perceived competence and self-determined regulations were the most consistent
predictors of the outcome variables at the within- and between-person levels. The results of this
work add to the extant SDT-based literature by examining change in PE students’ motivational
regulations and psychological needs, as well as underscoring the importance of disaggregating
within- and between-student effects.
History
School
- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGYVolume
32Issue
1Pages
99 - 120 (22)Citation
TAYLOR, I.M. ... et al., 2010. Motivational predictors of physical education students' effort, exercise intentions, and leisure-time physical activity: a multilevel linear growth analysis. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 32 (1), pp. 99-120.Publisher
© Human Kinetics, Inc.Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2010Notes
This version of this article is as accepted for publication.ISSN
0895-2779eISSN
1543-2904Language
- en