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Prediction of Adolescents doing Physical Activity after Completing Secondary Education

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Juan Antonio Moreno-Murcia ,
Elisa Huéscar  and
Eduardo Cervelló
Juan Antonio Moreno-Murcia*
Affiliation:
Universidad Miguel Hernández (Spain)
Elisa Huéscar
Affiliation:
Universidad Miguel Hernández (Spain)
Eduardo Cervelló
Affiliation:
Universidad Miguel Hernández (Spain)
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Juan Antonio Moreno-Murcia. Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Centro de Investigación del Deporte. Avenida de la Universidad, s/n. 03202 Elche (Spain). Phone: + 34-965222441. E-mail: j.moreno@umh.es
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Abstract

The purpose of this study, based on the self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) was to test the prediction power of student's responsibility, psychological mediators, intrinsic motivation and the importance attached to physical education in the intention to continue to practice some form of physical activity and/or sport, and the possible relationships that exist between these variables. We used a sample of 482 adolescent students in physical education classes, with a mean age of 14.3 years, which were measured for responsibility, psychological mediators, sports motivation, the importance of physical education and intention to be physically active. We completed an analysis of structural equations modelling. The results showed that the responsibility positively predicted psychological mediators, and this predicted intrinsic motivation, which positively predicted the importance students attach to physical education, and this, finally, positively predicted the intention of the student to continue doing sport. Results are discussed in relation to the promotion of student's responsibility towards a greater commitment to the practice of physical exercise.

El principal objetivo del estudio ha sido comprobar, en el marco de la teoría de la autodeterminación (Ryan y Deci, 2000), la capacidad de predicción de la responsabilidad del estudiante, los mediadores psicológicos, la motivación intrínseca y la importancia concedida a la educación física sobre la intención de continuar practicando algún tipo de actividad físico-deportiva, así como las posibles relaciones que se dan entre dichas variables. Para ello se utilizó una muestra de 482 estudiantes adolescentes en clases de educación física, con una edad media de 14.3 años, a los que se les midió la responsabilidad, los mediadores psicológicos, la motivación deportiva, la importancia de la educación física y la intención de ser físicamente activo. Tras un análisis de ecuaciones estructurales, los resultados mostraron que la responsabilidad predijo positivamente los mediadores psicológicos y éstos la motivación intrínseca, que predijo positivamente la importancia concedida por el estudiante a la educación física, y ésta, finalmente, predijo de forma positiva la intención del estudiante de seguir practicando. Se discuten los resultados en relación al fomento de la responsabilidad del estudiante en pro de una mayor adhesión a la práctica de ejercicio físico.

Keywords

physical educationself-determination theoryresponsibilityintrinsic motivationadherenceeducación físicateoría de la autodeterminaciónresponsabilidadmotivación intrínsecaadherencia
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , March 2012 , pp. 90 - 100
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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