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  • Title: [Influence of autonomy support, social goals and relatedness on amotivation in physical education classes].
    Author: Moreno Murcia JA, Parra Rojas N, González-Cutre Coll D.
    Journal: Psicothema; 2008 Nov; 20(4):636-41. PubMed ID: 18940062.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to analyze some factors that influence amotivation in physical education classes. A sample of 399 students, of ages 14 to 16 years, was used. They completed the Perceived Autonomy Support Scale in Exercise Settings (PASSES), the Social Goal Scale-Physical Education (SGS-PE), the <<relatedness>> factor of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES) adapted to physical education and the <<amotivation>> factor of the Perceived Locus of Causality Scale (PLOC). The psychometric properties of the PASSES were analyzed, as this scale had not been validated to the Spanish context. In this analysis, the scale showed appropriate validity and reliability. The results of the structural equation model indicated that social responsibility and social relationship goals positively predicted perception of relatedness, whereas the context of autonomy support did not significantly predict it. In turn, perception of relatedness negatively predicted amotivation. The findings are discussed with regard to enhancing students' positive motivation.
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