ERIC Number: EJ1035799
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jul
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Adolescent Expectancy-Value Motivation, Achievement in Physical Education, and Physical Activity Participation
Zhu, Xihe; Chen, Ang
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v32 n3 p287-304 Jul 2013
This study examined the relation between adolescent expectancy-value motivation, achievements, and after-school physical activity participation. Adolescents (N = 854) from 12 middle schools completed an expectancy-value motivation questionnaire, pre and posttests in psychomotor skill and health-related fitness knowledge tests, and a three-day after-school Physical Activity Recall. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling to test an a priori model. Results revealed that expectancy belief significantly predicted adolescent psychomotor achievement, and that psychomotor achievement was the only direct significant predictor for physical activity participation (p < 0.05). Expectancy belief and task values were not significantly directly associated with adolescent physical activity participation (p > 0 .05). The findings suggested the relation between adolescent expectancy-value motivation and physical activity participation is likely to be mediated by their psychomotor skill achievement.
Descriptors: Correlation, Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activities, Questionnaires, Recall (Psychology), Student Motivation, Prediction, Leisure Time, Adolescents, Skill Development, Physical Fitness, Knowledge Level, Tests, Structural Equation Models, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Pretests Posttests, Role, Factor Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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