A multi-theoretical approach of the students’ motivational profiles in physical educationachievement and social goals

  1. Antonio Méndez-Giménez 1
  2. José Antonio Cecchini-Estrada 1
  3. Javier Fernández-Río 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

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Journal:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915

Year of publication: 2018

Volume: 30

Issue: 4

Pages: 401-407

Type: Article

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Abstract

Background: The objective was to analyze the joint profiles of social goals (responsibility, relation and friendship) and 2 × 2 achievement goals, and the pattern of their relationship with the motivation types of the self-determination continuum in Physical Education settings. Method: The sample consisted of 516 Secondary Education students (267 men, 249 women) aged between 12 and 17 years old (M = 14.48, SD = 1.59). Cluster analysis and a MANOVA 2 (gender) × 4 (goal profiles) were performed. Results: Cluster analysis showed four motivational profiles: “high social and mastery-approach goals”, “intermediate social goals”, “high social and achievement goals”, and “low social and intermediate achievement goals”. The “high social and mastery-approach goals” cluster was shown to be the most self-determined, followed by the “high social and achievement goals” cluster. Conclusion: This research emphasizes the value of social goals and helps to understand the motivational profiles of physical education students from a more holistic framework. It suggests that responsibility, friendship, and relation goals should be prioritized along with mastery-approach goals (but not performance goals) in order to increase students’ self-determined motivation in Physical Education

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