Observed need-supportive and need-thwarting teaching behavior in physical education: Do teachers' motivational orientations matter?

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 650-661

  Van den Berghe, Lynn ^a   Soenens, Bart ^a   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^a   Aelterman, Nathalie ^a,b   Cardon, Greet ^a   Tallir, Isabel B ^a   Haerens, Leen ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Flemish Research Foundation   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Causality orientation; Motivation; Need support; Need thwarting; Physical education; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878207671     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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