A teacher-focused intervention to decrease PE students' amotivation by increasing need satisfaction and decreasing need frustration

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 217-235

  Cheon, Sung Hyeon ^a   Reeve, Johnmarshall ^b   Song, Yong Gwan ^b  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amotivation; Autonomy support; Dual process model; Intervention; Need frustration; Need satisfaction

Indexed keywords

CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROCESS MODEL; SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; STUDENT; TEACHER; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL TEACHER; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SCHOOL TEACHERS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 85007008708     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.2015-0236     Document Type: Article

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