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High School Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Physical Fitness: A 3 × 2 Achievement Goal Approach

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  • Liang Shen

    (School of Physical Education, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China)

  • Joonyoung Lee

    (Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA)

  • Changzhou Chen

    (School of Leisure Sport, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China)

  • Tao Zhang

    (Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA)

Abstract

Previous research evidence showed deficient physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF) performance levels among high school students. Personal goal orientations motivate their behavior; therefore, it is essential to discover high school students’ goal orientations in PA and PF. Guided by the latest 3 × 2 achievement goal model, we examined the influence of six goal orientations on PA and PF in high school students. A total of 792 high school students in China (54.5% girls; M age = 16.93 ± 0.82) completed validated measurements assessing 3 × 2 goal orientations for PA and PF. Stepwise multiple regression analyses were used to analyze whether 3 × 2 achievement goal orientations significantly influenced the study variables. Other-approach, self-approach, and task-avoidance goals significantly predicted PA, and the 50-meter dash was predicted by other-approach and self-avoidance goals. The self-approach goal was the only significant predictor of the standing long jump. In conclusion, fostering self- and other-approach-oriented environments with developmentally appropriate content in physical education may have implications for enhancing high school students’ PA and PF.

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  • Liang Shen & Joonyoung Lee & Changzhou Chen & Tao Zhang, 2020. "High School Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Physical Fitness: A 3 × 2 Achievement Goal Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-9, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:15:p:6005-:d:390163
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    1. Liang Shen & Xiangli Gu & Tao Zhang & Joonyoung Lee, 2022. "Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms: A Psychosocial Mechanism," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-9, January.

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