The Relation between Balanced Need Satisfaction and Adolescents' Motivation in Physical Education
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| Title: | The Relation between Balanced Need Satisfaction and Adolescents' Motivation in Physical Education |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Mouratidis, Athanasios, Barkoukis, Vassilis, Tsorbatzoudis, Charalambos |
| Source: | European Physical Education Review. Nov 2015 21(4):421-431. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Middle Schools Secondary Education Junior High Schools Grade 7 Elementary Education Grade 8 Grade 9 High Schools |
| Descriptors: | Need Gratification, Motivation, Physical Education, Adolescents, Self Determination, Middle School Students, Student Surveys, Correlation, Path Analysis, Personal Autonomy, Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Statistical Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | Greece |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1356336X15577222 |
| ISSN: | 1356-336X |
| Abstract: | Self-determination theory posits that satisfaction of the needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness represents the basic nutriments for humans' optimal functioning. It also postulates that with greater the degree to which these three needs are equally satisfied, the quality of motivation is further enhanced. Yet, this premise has remained relatively underexplored. In this correlational study, we surveyed Greek middle-school students (N = 435; 47.1% males; M[subscript age] = 13.95; SD = 0.85) and investigated to what extent balanced need satisfaction contributes over and above the need satisfaction in the prediction of quality of motivation in physical education contexts. Path analysis showed that need satisfaction along with balanced need satisfaction were linked with autonomous motivation but not with controlled motivation. The present findings imply that balanced satisfaction of the needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness can be an additional source of optimal motivation and functioning in physical education. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 38 |
| Entry Date: | 2015 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1074951 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Self-determination theory posits that satisfaction of the needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness represents the basic nutriments for humans' optimal functioning. It also postulates that with greater the degree to which these three needs are equally satisfied, the quality of motivation is further enhanced. Yet, this premise has remained relatively underexplored. In this correlational study, we surveyed Greek middle-school students (N = 435; 47.1% males; M[subscript age] = 13.95; SD = 0.85) and investigated to what extent balanced need satisfaction contributes over and above the need satisfaction in the prediction of quality of motivation in physical education contexts. Path analysis showed that need satisfaction along with balanced need satisfaction were linked with autonomous motivation but not with controlled motivation. The present findings imply that balanced satisfaction of the needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness can be an additional source of optimal motivation and functioning in physical education. |
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| ISSN: | 1356-336X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1356336X15577222 |
