ABSTRACT
Este estudio está basado en la mini teoría de las Necesidades Psicológicas Básicas y tuvo por objetivo examinar las interrelaciones entre la calidad en la presentación de las tareas por parte del profesor de Educación física como un factor social, la satisfacción de las necesidades psicológicas básicas como factores mediadores personales de los alumnos, y sus intenciones de ser físicamente activos como indicador de un hábito relacionado a la salud. La muestra consistió en 448 estudiantes (207 hombres y 241 mujeres; Medad = 10.58 años, DT = 0.54) de nivel primaria en la zona metropolitana de Monterrey, México. Los resultados obtenidos a través de un análisis de ecuaciones estructurales revelaron que la presentación de las tareas se asoció de manera positiva y significativa con la satisfacción de las necesidades psicológicas básicas, y esto a su vez, se asoció de la misma forma con las intenciones de ser físicamente activo. En conclusión, la calidad con la que el profesor comunique las tareas de aprendizaje juega un papel relevante para que sus estudiantes se perciban autónomos, competentes y relacionados, así como también, en sus deseos futuros por realizar actividad física (AU)
This study is based on the Mini-Theory of Basic Psychological Needs and aimed to examine the interrelationships between the quality of task presentation by the physical education teacher as a social factor, the satisfaction of basic psychological needs as personal mediating factors of the students, and their intentions to b physically active as an indicator of a health-related habit. The sample consisted of 448 students (207 males and 241 females; Mage = 10.58 years, SD = 0.54) from elementary school in the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Mexico. The results obtained through structural equation modeling revealed that task presentation was positively and significantly associated with the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and this, in turn, was similarly associated with intentions to be physically active. In conclusion, the quality with which the teacher communicates the learning tasks plays a relevant role in students' perception of themselves as autonomous, competent and related, as well as in their future desires to engage in physical activity (AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Personal Autonomy , Physical Education and Training , Education, Primary and Secondary , MexicoABSTRACT
Teacher-endorsed supporting behaviors present themselves as key influencers of student adaptive academic and social functions. The objective of this paper was twofold. First, this study sought to test a model in which student-perceived autonomy support was associated with group cohesion, considering the mediating role of basic psychological needs satisfaction and intrinsic motivation. Second, the current study examined the dimensionality of the model across five Western countries, namely Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. A convenience sample of 3033 college students (Mage = 21.51 ± SD = 3.71) were recruited for the analysis. The results revealed that perceived autonomy support was positively associated with needs satisfaction, being consequently associated with intrinsic motivation and, ultimately, with group cohesion. Additionally, a multigroup analysis revealed that the model was invariant across college students from the different countries. The current results are discussed around the promotion of teacher uses of autonomy-supportive behaviors fostering adaptive outcomes in students regarding positive social relations and that the cultures of Ibero-American countries are equivalent in this process.
