Students' motivational profiles in the physical education context

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 612-630

  Wang, John C K ^a,b   Morin, Alexandre J S ^c   Ryan, Richard M ^d,e   Liu, W C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (China)

^c Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^d AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuum hypothesis; Latent profile analysis; Perceived locus of causality; Self determination continuum

Indexed keywords

CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; STUDENT; TEACHER; THEORETICAL MODEL; WRITING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTROL; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85015758827     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.2016-0153     Document Type: Article

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