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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOAL ORIENTATIONS, MOTIVATIONAL CLIMATE AND SELF-REPORTED DISCIPLINE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION |
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Juan A. Moreno-Murcia1  ,
Alvaro Sicilia2, Eduardo Cervelló1, Elisa Huéscar1
and Delia C. Dumitru2 |
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1Miguel Hernández University, Spain, 2Almería University, Spain |
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© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2011) 10, 119 - 129 |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| The purpose of this study was to test a motivational model on
the links between situational and dispositional motivation and self-reported
indiscipline/discipline based on the achievement goals theory. The model
postulates that a task-involving motivational climate facilitates self-reported
discipline, either directly or mediated by task orientation. In contrast,
an ego-involving motivational climate favors self-reported indiscipline,
either directly or by means of ego orientation. An additional purpose was
to examine gender differences according to the motivational model proposed.
Children (n = 565) from a large Spanish metropolitan school district were
participants in this study and completed questionnaires assessing goal orientations,
motivational climates and self-reported discipline. The results from the
analysis of structural equation model showed the direct effect of motivational
climates on self-reported discipline and provided support to the model.
Furthermore, the gender differences found in self-reported discipline were
associated with the differences found in the students' dispositional and
situational motivation pursuant to the model tested. The implications of
these results with regard to teaching instructional actions in physical
education classes are discussed.
Key words: Motivation, self-reported discipline, achievement goals theory, physical education. |
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