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Approach-avoidance individual differences in changing students' responses to physical education
No full textPhysical self-perception and motor performance in normal-weight, overweight and obese children
No full textThe aim of this study was to examine the relationships
among physical self-perception, body image and motor
performance in Italian middle school students. Two hundred
and sixty children were categorized into normal-weight
(n5103), overweight (n586) or obese (n571) groups.
Perceived coordination, body fat and sports competence
were assessed using the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire,
while body image was measured using Collins’
Child Figure Drawings. Individuals’ perceptions of strength,
speed and agility were assessed using the Perceived Physical
Ability Scale. Tests involving the standing long jump, 2 kg
medicine-ball throw, 10 x 5m shuttle-run and 20 and 30msprints were also administered. Girls, when compared with boys, and overweight and obese participants, when compared
with normal-weight peers, reported lower perceived
and actual physical competence, higher perceived body fat
and greater body dissatisfaction. Body dissatisfaction
mediated all the associations between body mass index
(BMI) and the different aspects of physical self-perception
in boys, but not in girls. The same pattern of results was
found for physical self-perception as a mediator of the
relationship between BMI and body dissatisfaction. In
conclusion, obesity proved to have adverse effects on both
motor performance and physical self-perception
A Physical self-efficacy scale for children
No full textThe purpose of the study was to develop a physical self-efficacy scale to assess children’s perception of personal strength, speed, and coordinative abilities. A 6-item scale, titled Perceived Physical Ability Scale for Children, was presented to a sample of 1914 children, 997 girls and 917 boys, ranging in age from 8 to 10 years, drawn from 15 elementary schools representing different regions of Italy. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the data provided support for the internal validity and reliability of a single factor structure of the scale across sex and age categories. It is argued that the scale can be used for both research and applied purposes
Perceived motivational climate influences athletes’ emotion regulation strategies, emotions, and psychobiosocial experiences
No full textThe purpose of the study was to investigate whether athletes’ perceptions about the motivational climate created by their coach influence emotion regulation strategies (i.e., cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), emotions, and psychobiosocial experiences of athletes. A sample of 459 competitive athletes (201 women, 258 men), aged 16–35 years, drawn from individual and team sports, completed self-assessment measures of perceived motivational climate, emotion regulation, sport emotions, and psychobiosocial experiences. Main results from structural equation modeling showed that perceived mastery climate was positively related to cognitive reappraisal, pleasant emotions, and psychobiosocial experiences, while perceived performance climate was positively related to expressive suppression and unpleasant emotions. Moreover, mediation analysis showed perceived mastery climate to have positive indirect effects on pleasant emotions and psychobiosocial experiences via cognitive reappraisal, while performance climate had indirect effects on unpleasant emotions via expressive suppression. Overall findings suggest that the type of motivational climate created by the coach has consequences in terms of athletes’ emotion regulation strategies, emotions, and psychobiosocial experiences
Motivational climate, resilience, and burnout in youth sport
No full textPurpose: Grounded in the theoretical framework of achievement goal theory, the purpose of this study was to examine the role of some personal factors (perceived competence and resilience) and situational variables (motivational climate) on burnout in young athletes practicing team sports.
Methods: Participants were 87 adolescent basketball and volleyball players.
Results: Mastery (task-involving) climate correlated positively with resilience and perceived competence, and negatively with the three dimensions of burnout (emotional/physical exhaustion, reduced sense of accomplishment, and sport devaluation). In contrast, performance (ego-involving) climate related positively with the three dimensions of burnout. Regression analysis results showed perceived mastery climate to significantly contribute to the amount of the variability in two burnout variables (i.e., reduced sense of accomplishment and sport devaluation). In addition, resilience and perceived competence were shown to moderate the effects of the motivational context towards burnout.
Conclusions: Overall, findings suggest protective effects of mastery climate, resilience, and perceived competence against burnout symptoms. From an applied perspective, coaches should adopt suitable behaviours to promote a mastery-involving climate
Burnout and self-perceptions of physical fitness in a sample of Italian physical education teachers
No full textThis study examined the relations of physical education teachers’ burnout with some individual variables, including teachers’ self-perceived physical fitness and the perceived influence of personal fitness on teaching. Participants were 219 Italian physical education teachers in secondary school. Demographic and professional information, ratings of self-perception of physical condition, and the Italian version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory were recorded. Compared to the data of a normative sample, average scores on the three dimensions of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalisation, and Reduced Personal Accomplishment) were found. There were statistically significant associations among Reduced Personal Accomplishment, the self-perception of physical fitness, and the perception of the influence of personal fitness on teaching. Women reported scores on Emotional Exhaustion and Reduced Personal Accomplishment indicative of greater severity than men. No significant differences appeared to be related to the years of teaching. Recommendations for further studies are discussed
Burnout and self-perceptions of physical fitness in a sample of Italian physical education teachers
No full textThis study examined the relations of physical education teachers’ burnout with some individual variables, including teachers’ self-perceived physical fitness and the perceived influence of personal fitness on teaching. Participants were 219 Italian physical education teachers in secondary school. Demographic and professional information, ratings of self-perception of physical condition, and the Italian version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory were recorded. Compared to the data of a normative sample, average scores on the three dimensions of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalisation, and Reduced Personal Accomplishment) were found. There were statistically significant associations among Reduced Personal Accomplishment, the self-perception of physical fitness, and the perception of the influence of personal fitness on teaching. Women reported scores on Emotional Exhaustion and Reduced Personal Accomplishment indicative of greater severity than men. No significant differences appeared to be related to the years of teaching. Recommendations for further studies are discussed
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