scholarly journals Social support and sports participation motivations of female adolescents in India - study of age transition and achievement level

2020 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-67
Author(s):  
Md. Dilsad Ahmed ◽  
Walter King Yan Ho ◽  
Rudolph Leon Van Niekerk ◽  
Lauren Sulz ◽  
Shaheen Begum
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
District Level ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Achievement Level ◽  
Motivation To Participate

AbstractMotivation is likely a pivotal factor contributing to sports participation. In India, because of the unsupportive sports/physical education environment, girls participate less in sports and other physical activities than boys. Therefore, embedding a planned healthy environment with good social support may maximize and, consequently, increase their participation in various sports and physical activities. Considering this unabated dialogue and assuming that motivation is a pivotal need for female sports participation, this study examined the differences in motivation to participate in sports among female adolescents across three age categories: early (11–14 years old), middle (15–18 years old), and late (19–21 years old) adolescence. A total of 528 female adolescents from Assam, India participated in the study. Participation in physical education courses was the criterion for the participants, and they were invited to complete the Participation Motivation Questionnaire. A factor analysis with direct oblimin rotation using the maximum likelihood extraction method yielded a 23-item, five-factor structure that exhibited moderate internal consistency. An ANOVA revealed significant differences across all three age categories regarding all the extracted factors. Moreover, t-tests of all sub-factors identified significant differences between the two achievement levels of district-level and inter-district-level athletes. This study provides sound psychometric and comparative results that are useful for education and formative reviews in applied settings and research purposes. It also serves as a measurement tool for embedding motivation to participate in physical activities and sports among female adolescents and the development of strategic ideas to assist female adolescents from less privileged areas to experience healthy growth and a healthy lifestyle.

scholarly journals Investigation of Sports Participation Motivations of Physical Education and Sports School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Mehmet Yıldırım
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Turkish Population ◽  
Sports Management ◽  
School Students ◽  
Motivation To Participate

The purpose of this study is to determine the sport participate motivation of the students who are attending physical education and sports college and to compare them according to the demographic variables. The universe of the research is composed of 480 students who are studying different programs in Bozok University Physical Education and Sports School in 2017-2018 academic year. The sample of the research consists of 180 students who are determined using random sampling technique. As a data collection tool in the research, personal information form and Gill et al. (1983) and Oyar et al. (2001) used the Sport Participation Motivation Scale, adapted to the Turkish population. The data were transferred to the SPSS 18 package program for analysis. Frequency and percentage analyzes, t test, Anova analysis and post hoc tests were used in the statistical analysis of the data. As a result of the analyzes performed, statistically significant differences were determined between the motivations of physical education and sports college students to participate in sports according to the variables of gender, age, department of education and sports branch (p < .05). It was determined that male students have higher motivation to participate in sports than female students. Students between the ages of 18-22 have a higher motivation to participate in sports than students between the ages of 23-27. Physical education and sports teaching department students were found to have higher motivation to participate in sports than the students of the coaching education department and the sports management department. Students who are engaged in team sports have higher motivation to participate in sports than students who are engaged in individual sports.

scholarly journals Integrating Mindfulness into School Physical Activity Programming

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunlei Lu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Critical Dimension ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Whole Child ◽  
Active Lifestyles ◽  
Physical Activity Programs ◽  
Physical Activity Programming

Mindfulness is a critical dimension in current school physical activity programs (e.g., physical education, intramural, and interscholastic physical activities). School physical activity programs are a key vehicle used in developing healthy active lifestyles among children and youth; however, the absence of mindfulness in these programs has given rise to numerous problems (such as body-mind dualism and stress) that interfere with attaining program objectives. This paper discusses what mindfulness is, why it is needed, and how mindfulness can be integrated into school physical activity programming. The integration of mindfulness can help develop a healthy lifestyle for a whole child; in turn, our school physical activity programs can be re-conceptualized and transformed to deliver this objective on a perpetual basis.

scholarly journals Urban Public School Principals' Perception about Physical Education (PE) and Self-Evaluation on Their PE Programs - from New York City, USA

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-92
Author(s):  
Howard Z. Zeng
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Public School Principals ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Daily Physical Activities

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese. Physical activities in school PE programs have been recognized as ideal paths and environments for developing a healthy lifestyle. Researchers have indicated that principals at all school levels (K-12) would be the critical players in the reform efforts for physical activities and improve their PE programs. This study examined 46 principals’ PE perception. The Principal’s perception of Physical Education Questionnaire and the Self-Evaluation Tool for School Physical Education Program were employed for this survey. Finding included (a) the top three statements that strongly structured the principals’ PE perception were Item 2 (We can activate and foster the physical activity skills children need through our school physical education programs), 11 (Once physical education and daily physical activities are valued and supported, children will gradually form their active and healthy lifestyle.”, and item 1 (Physical education plays a vital role in our school curricula). Regarding self-evaluation for their school PE Program, the principals indicated that their school PE programs were not well-established; some particular areas were far from satisfaction. The relationship between the principals’ PE perception and selfevaluations on their schools’ PE program exists with some correlations stronger than others. 身體活動是學校體育課程中已被確認為發展健康的生活方式的理想途徑和環境。研究表示，提高學校體育課程的品質中，各級學校的校長(從小學到高中)將是關鍵的人物。本研究搜集了46名校長的體育看法。調查問卷是：校長對體育的看法調查問卷和學校體育教育計畫的自我評估量表。本調查發現：校長對體育認知的前三項構成最強烈的影響：分別為：我們可以啟動並促進兒童需要的身體活動技能通過我們的學校體育教育計畫；身體教育和日常身體活動得到重視和支持，孩子們就會逐步形成自己的積極和健康的生活方式；在我們的學校課程中，體育教育起著至關重要的作用。關於他們對自己學校的體育課程的自我評價，校長們表示，他們的學校體育教育計畫尚未很好地建立起來，在一些特定的領域仍未得到校長們的滿意。

scholarly journals Development of Physical Education Model for 7-12th Graders

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Sheng-Kuang Yang ◽  
Yen-Chen Huang ◽  
Yi-Hsien Lin
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Sports Teams ◽  
Participation Motivation

During physical, social support also affects the change in students’ attitude towards sports. Therefore, in order to propose suggestions for improving physical education, this study enrolled students participating in sports team in Taiwan as the research subjects and performed investigations them to develop the participation model for students in sports teams and provide constructive strategies according to it, in order to effectively improve students’ sports participation. According to the research conclusions, the goodness of fit of the overall measurement model is good, the convergent validity and discriminant validity are acceptable, and most of the relevant indices all meet the criteria. This study used path analysis to analyze the path coefficients among various variables, and discovered that all of the paths were significant. The potential variable that has the most significant influence on participation motivation is social support, namely, the influence of social support on participation motivation is more significant.

scholarly journals Indonesian Version of the Healthy Lifestyle Beliefs Scale for College Student: A Psychometric Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Davi Sofyan ◽  
Yudha Munajat Saputra ◽  
Juntikan Nurihsan ◽  
Nurlan Kusmaedi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Item Score ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Physical Education Students ◽  
Score Analysis ◽  
Belief Scale

The purpose of this study was to measure the healthy lifestyle beliefs by evaluating the validity and reliability of the healthy lifestyle belief scale in physical education students at Universitas Majalengka, West Java, Indonesia. The method used in the research is quantitative method with descriptive research type which was conducted on 106 physical education students from November 2020 to December 2020. Data collection was carried out using a google form which contains socio-demographic information and a healthy lifestyle belief scale. Cronbach’s Alpha and total item score analysis were used in the data analysis. Use Cronbach’s alpha to determine internal consistency of healthy lifestyle belief scales. The results showed that Cronbach’s alpha value was 0.968 and 16 items from the healthy lifestyle belief scale were normally distributed. The analysis showed 53% of the total variance. The healthy lifestyle belief scale for physical education students is a valid and reliable measurement tool and can be used as an instrument to develop relevant program interventions through physical education in schools and colleges.

scholarly journals The Effect of Physical Activities on the Fitness Levels in Children with Developmental Problems/Impaired Development

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 299
Author(s):  
Igors Ķīsis ◽  
Nataļja Sitņika
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Developmental Problems ◽  
Fitness Levels

Physical activities have for long been seen as one of the most effective tool of aiding correct growth and development of children. Worldwide children have become a lot less physically active and this is even more apparent in less developed regions. The time and resources devoted to physical education and activities continue to decrease as physical activities and sports games are increasingly being substituted with computer and console games, as well as TV programs. By analyzing the results of EUROFIT method in 2010 it has been found that in all institutions of general secondary education, 47.5% of boys and 55.5% of girls had shown fitness levels below the average level, but 12.8% of boys and 15.1% of girls were seen to have fitness levels being at a low level. As seen in many scientific treatises, every member of society needs to be capable of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in order to ensure optimum health and fitness levels. Regular physical activities improve all components of overall fitness, whereas a precondition to good health is to regularly perform daily activities along with extra physical activities such as sports, and thus having a good overall level of fitness.

835-P: Examining and Validating Social Support (SS) Related to Reproductive Health (RH) Behaviors and Seeking Preconception Counseling (PC) in Female Adolescents with Diabetes

Diabetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 835-P
Author(s):  
HIBA ABUJARADEH ◽  
SUSAN M. SEREIKA ◽  
DOROTHY J. BECKER ◽  
ANDREA F. FISCHL ◽  
DENISE CHARRON-PROCHOWNIK
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Preconception Counseling

scholarly journals How TGfU Influence on Students’ Motivational Outcomes in Physical Education? A Study in Elementary School Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5407
Author(s):  
Vicente Gaspar ◽  
Alexander Gil-Arias ◽  
Fernando Del Villar ◽  
Alba Práxedes ◽  
Alberto Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
School Context ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Small Side

The purpose of this study was to implement a comprehensive teaching program based on the principles of Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) model and questioning, and to assess its consequences for students’ satisfaction of basic psychological needs, motivation, perceptions of ability and intention to be physically active during Physical Education lessons in primary education. A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Participants were 111 students from two different groups of fifth and sixth graders, all enrolled in one primary school. Participants were divided into experimental and control group. Experimental group experienced a TGfU unit, according to small side games and the questioning. Control group experienced a small side games unit, without questioning. Within-group results showed that experimental group students reported significantly higher mean scores in all dependents variables of the study, in both genders. Results showed that control group only reported significantly higher mean scores in intention to be physically active variable, also in both genders. The results demonstrate the need to implement didactic units under comprehensive pedagogical approaches to improve motivation and the intention to develop healthy lifestyle habits in female and male students. More researches are needed to support this evidence.

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