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Perceptions of Controlling Teaching Behaviors and the Effects on the Motivation and Behavior of High School Physical Education Students

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  • Juan Antonio Moreno-Murcia

    (Centro de Investigación del Deporte, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Avda. de la Universidad, s/n, 03130 Elche, Alicante, Spain)

  • Elisa Huéscar Hernández

    (Departamento de Psicología de la Salud, Edificio Altamira, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Avda. Universidad, s/n, 30202 Elche, Alicante, Spain)

  • Lorena Ruiz

    (Departamento de Psicología de la Salud, Edificio Altamira, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Avda. Universidad, s/n, 30202 Elche, Alicante, Spain)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of controlling teacher behavior on high school physical education students’ global intrinsic motivation, perceptions of the importance of the subject matter, intentions to be physically active, level of physical activity, and life satisfaction. The sample in this study was comprised of 416 Spanish high school students. Support for the study’s expectations was provided through structural regression analysis. The analysis revealed that a controlling teaching style was negatively associated with the global intrinsic motivation of the students. In turn, global intrinsic motivation predicted the perceived importance of the subject matter, which explained physical activity intentions. Physical activity intentions were positively associated with level of physical activity, which, in turn, explained life satisfaction. The knowledge obtained in this study can be of benefit to teachers and can be beneficial to the design of more adaptive learning environments for students.

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  • Juan Antonio Moreno-Murcia & Elisa Huéscar Hernández & Lorena Ruiz, 2018. "Perceptions of Controlling Teaching Behaviors and the Effects on the Motivation and Behavior of High School Physical Education Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:10:p:2288-:d:176573
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    1. Mikel Vaquero Solís & Pedro Antonio Sánchez-Miguel & Miguel Ángel Tapia Serrano & Juan J. Pulido & Damián Iglesias Gallego, 2019. "Physical Activity as a Regulatory Variable between Adolescents’ Motivational Processes and Satisfaction with Life," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-13, August.
    2. Rafael Burgueño & Ángel Abós & Luis García-González & Henri Tilga & Javier Sevil-Serrano, 2021. "Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of a Scale to Measure Perceived External and Internal Faces of Controlling Teaching among Students in Physical Education," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-15, January.
    3. Andre Koka & Henri Tilga & Hanna Kalajas-Tilga & Vello Hein & Lennart Raudsepp, 2019. "Perceived Controlling Behaviors of Physical Education Teachers and Objectively Measured Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-17, July.
    4. Andre Koka & Henri Tilga & Hanna Kalajas-Tilga & Vello Hein & Lennart Raudsepp, 2020. "Detrimental Effect of Perceived Controlling Behavior from Physical Education Teachers on Students’ Leisure-Time Physical Activity Intentions and Behavior: An Application of the Trans-Contextual Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-21, August.

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