BackgroundThere is a need to understand better factors influencing participation in physical education (PE) and the mechanisms involved. The adolescent years are characterised by increasing levels of body-related concerns. In PE, the body is judged for its physical abilities and subject to social comparisons and body judgements. Grounded in the Self-Determination Theory, this study aimed to explore whether body-related factors were associated with adolescents’ involvement in PE and whether types of motivation mediated this relationship.MethodsThe study involved 2,140 (54.5% girls) secondary students (15–16-year-olds) from Norway participating in the nationally representative “Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: a WHO coll...
The present paper examined the full sequence of the Hierarchical Model of Motivation in physical edu...
Background: This article examines the differences in situational motivation toward fitness testing i...
Lack of physical activity and poor nutrition are factors that contribute to the obesity epidemic. Pr...
Concerns about body image might prevent adolescents from participating in physical education (PE) cl...
In line with the tenets of self-determination theory, the current study tested associations of perce...
Purpose: This study examined whether high school students' degree of self-determined motivation in s...
According to various WHO reports in 2018, a large number of adolescents worldwide are either overwei...
The present paper examined the full sequence of the HierarchicalModel of Motivation in physical educ...
Background: The dynamic nature of physical education (PE) requires careful consideration of lesson p...
In this cross-sectional study, we tested the associations between teacher autonomy support, self-det...
In this cross-sectional study, we tested the associations between teacher autonomy support, self-det...
Objectives The aim of the study was to investigate if adolescents’ perceived physical competence ...
Despite the multiple benefits associated with practicing physical activity regularly, less than 20% ...
Aim: Appropriate educational and psychological approaches in high school physical education (PE) can...
Background: Increasing the provision of physical education (PE) in schools is a potential mechanism ...
The present paper examined the full sequence of the Hierarchical Model of Motivation in physical edu...
Background: This article examines the differences in situational motivation toward fitness testing i...
Lack of physical activity and poor nutrition are factors that contribute to the obesity epidemic. Pr...
Concerns about body image might prevent adolescents from participating in physical education (PE) cl...
In line with the tenets of self-determination theory, the current study tested associations of perce...
Purpose: This study examined whether high school students' degree of self-determined motivation in s...
According to various WHO reports in 2018, a large number of adolescents worldwide are either overwei...
The present paper examined the full sequence of the HierarchicalModel of Motivation in physical educ...
Background: The dynamic nature of physical education (PE) requires careful consideration of lesson p...
In this cross-sectional study, we tested the associations between teacher autonomy support, self-det...
In this cross-sectional study, we tested the associations between teacher autonomy support, self-det...
Objectives The aim of the study was to investigate if adolescents’ perceived physical competence ...
Despite the multiple benefits associated with practicing physical activity regularly, less than 20% ...
Aim: Appropriate educational and psychological approaches in high school physical education (PE) can...
Background: Increasing the provision of physical education (PE) in schools is a potential mechanism ...
The present paper examined the full sequence of the Hierarchical Model of Motivation in physical edu...
Background: This article examines the differences in situational motivation toward fitness testing i...
Lack of physical activity and poor nutrition are factors that contribute to the obesity epidemic. Pr...