ERIC Number: EJ1221199
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1356-336X
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Effectiveness of a Creative Physical Education Intervention on Elementary School Students' Leisure-Time Physical Activity Motivation and Overall Physical Activity in Finland
Kokkonen, Juha; Yli-Piipari, Sami; Kokkonen, Marja; Quay, John
European Physical Education Review, v25 n3 p796-815 Aug 2019
This study investigated the effectiveness of a creative physical education (CPE) intervention on students' perceptions of motivational climate in physical education (PE), leisure-time physical activity (PA) motivation, and overall PA. A sample of 382 fourth to sixth grade students (M[subscript age] = 10.87[0.93]) from two elementary schools were assigned to the CPE intervention (n = 196; M[subscript age] = 10.84[0.95]) and control 'PE-as-usual' (n = 186; M[subscript age] = 10.90[0.90]) groups. Students' perceived task- and ego-supportive climate in PE, leisure-time PA motivation, and overall PA were measured before and after the one-year intervention. Analyses of covariance and path analyses were implemented to test the effectiveness of the intervention. The intervention had a positive effect on students' perceptions of task-supportive climate in PE (p < 0.001) and a negative effect on ego-supportive climate (p < 0.001). Students' perceptions of task-supportive climate had a positive effect on their leisure-time PA motivation (p < 0.001), which, in turn, had a positive effect on their overall PA (p < 0.001). The results suggest that CPE-based PE may increase students' perceptions of task-supportive climate in PE, which predicts their later leisure-time PA motivation outside the school context and overall PA.
Descriptors: Physical Education, Intervention, Elementary School Students, Leisure Time, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Student Motivation, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Physical Education Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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