Perceived physical competence, enjoyment, and effort in same-sex and coeducational physical education classes.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Diane L. Gill, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Perceived competence is a key motivational determinant of physical activity behaviours in adolescents, and motivational determinants are influenced by the class environment. The purpose of this study was to investigate levels of perceived physical competence, enjoyment and effort in class, focusing on gender and class-type differences. Participants were 546 adolescents (289 males, 257 females) who were in same-sex or coeducational physical education classes. The Hierarchical Physical Competence Scale (HPCS) and questionnaire measures of enjoyment and effort in classes were used to investigate students’ perceptions. Results of 2 × 2 multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) indicated that students’ perceptions of physical competence, enjoyment and effort in classes differed according to gender and class type, but these differences must be viewed in light of strong interaction effects. That is, female students reported more positive and adaptive perceptions in same-sex classes and were more affected by class type than were male students.
Perceived physical competence, enjoyment, and effort in same-sex and coeducational physical education classes.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 2011
- Keywords
- gender differences, adolescents, middle school, interaction, physical education, coeducational physical education, same-sex physical education, perceived physical competence