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The temporal relations of adolescents' basic need satisfaction in physical education and global self-worth
Andreas IvarssonIrina Burchard ErdvikReidar SäfvenbomTommy Haugensubject
media_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesSelf-esteem050109 social psychologySample (statistics)030229 sport sciencesNeed satisfactionPhysical educationDevelopmental psychologyPeer review03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePsychological well-beingPerception0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPsychologyVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Samfunnsvitenskapelige idrettsfag: 330Applied PsychologySelf-determination theorymedia_commondescription
This study investigated the temporal relations of adolescents’ basic need satisfaction in physical education (PE) and global self-worth in a sample of 3,398 lower and upper secondary school students (49% boys, 51% girls, average age T1 = 15.00, SD = 1.79). Four models and competing hypotheses were tested, and the model with bidirectional paths specified showed the best fit to the data. The bidirectional effect estimates suggest not only that basic need satisfaction in PE predicts global self-worth development but also that adolescents’ perceptions of global self-worth predict the degree to which they experience basic need satisfaction in PE. Findings could suggest that students with low global self-worth are less sensitive to basic need support in PE. These students may need personally tailored need-supportive initiatives in order to develop basic need satisfaction in PE and, thus, global self-worth through PE. The article has been peer-reviewed, but does not include the publisher’s layout, page numbers and proof-corrections
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 |