Effects of a School-Based Intervention on Motivation for Out-of-School Physical Activity Participation

• Published in: Research quarterly for exercise and sport Vol. 92; no. 3; pp. 477 - 491
• Main Authors: Barkoukis, Vassilis, Chatzisarantis, Nikos, Hagger, Martin S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 03.07.2021
• Subjects: Attitude Change; Early Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Intention; Intervention; Junior High School Students; Leisure Time; Personal Autonomy; Physical Activities; Physical Education; Program Effectiveness; Self-determination theory; self-regulation; Student Motivation; Student Participation; theory of planned behavior; trans-contextual model; Greece

Purpose: We tested the effects of an autonomy-supportive intervention in physical education (PE) on high-school students' autonomous motivation in PE, and their autonomous motivation, intentions, and physical activity (PA) behavior in a leisure time guided by the trans-contextual model. Method:...