scholarly journals Autonomy support in the aquatic motivational healthy program through the SDT

Motricidade ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
Ricardo Zazo Sánchez-Mateos ◽  
Juan Antonio Moreno Murcia
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aimed to test an aquatic motivation healthy program based on the self determination theory (SDT), using a quasi-experimental study. The research data come from different physical, psycho-social and behavioral measures made on 49 women. The sample was divided into two groups, an experimental group consisting of 28 women (M= 43.64; SD= 12.06), with an average experience of 3.05 years, and a control group composed of 21 women (M= 47.14; SD= 10.01), with an average experience of 2.29 years doing physical exercise in an aquatic environment in a large Spanish city. After the intervention with a program based on the SDT and instructor’s autonomy support, both groups perceived physical benefits for health, but the experimental group perceived a better instructor’s autonomy support, a better relationship with others and a greater psychological well-being among the practitioners. The information offered in this study may be of interest to promote for instructor part, these type the aquatic physical exercise programs in favor of the population’s health.

scholarly journals Gratitude Letter: An Effort to Increase Subjective Well-Being in College

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 158-168
Author(s):  
Stefanus Arista Christanto ◽  
Dea Brenda ◽  
Clara Assisiansi ◽  
Maria Jessica Pangestu ◽  
Ignatia Sarita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
College Life ◽  
Multiple Group ◽  
Psychology Faculty ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Experimental Group

A preliminary study of students of a psychology faculty, revealed the fact that there are some students with low life satisfaction and negative affect during their college life. Low subjective well-being (SWB) was associated with decreased productivity and cognitive flexibility, which are important elements for studying. Previous researchers found a significant correlation between gratitude and SWB. The aim of this study is to enhance student SWB through an intervention of gratitude letter. We use two stages in this study: first a descriptive method (N = 282) to have an accurate description of the level of their SWB. Then, we select 60 students with the lowest SWB to participate in the next stage, a quasi-experimental method with multiple group design, consisting of two experimental group and one control group. Measurements were conducted with modified SLS, SPANE, and GQ6. Data a-nalysis revealed significant differences in gratitude and positive affect level that are differrent in each group. Significant improvement in gratitude and subjective well-being based on the pre-test, post-test 1, post-test 2 were only found in the group that writes and expresses the gratitude letter.

scholarly journals The Use of Four-Square Technique to Improve Students’ Writing Ability

Tamaddun ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Yulianti Yunus ◽  
Syarifuddin Dollah ◽  
Munir Munir
Keyword(s):  
Research Data ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Ability ◽  
Writing Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Four Square ◽  
Score Result ◽  
Dependent Sample ◽  
Experimental Group

This research was quasi-experimental research that aimed to find out the extent of the improvement students' writing ability by using the Four Square Technique on the descriptive text at students X SMAN 3 Takalar. the researcher took 53 samples, 28 students as the experimental group and 25 students as the control group. The research data was obtained by giving a pre-test and post-test and analyzed by using the Dependent Sample T- Test. The result of the data showed that students' writing ability improved. It was proved from score result of tobs (16,673) which was higher than ttable (2.052) and sig. P (0.05) was higher than sig.score (0.000). Students' writing ability improve by 0.1% after using the Four Square Technique from pre-test mean score was 65.07 and the post-test mean score was 75.14. So, it can be concluded that using Four Square Technique can improve students' writing ability in writing a descriptive text at students X SMAN 3 Takalar. By using it, students showed that they can be motivated in writing, students more easily generate and organize their ideas into a text so that students’ writing was more organized also easy to understand.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training on Quality of Perceptual Marital Relationship and Psychological Well-being of Women with Addicted Wife

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1.SP) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Masoumeh GHARIBBOLUK ◽  
Soghra HOSSEINZADEH
Keyword(s):  
Marital Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mindfulness Training ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Thinking ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Objective: The aim of the research was to investigate the effect of Mindfulness Training on Quality of Perceptual Marital Relationship and Psychological Well-being of Women with Addicted Wife.Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest- posttest and 3 months follow up, with a control group. Among the population of Women with Addicted Wife, twenty Women with Addicted Wife (10 persons in experimental group, 10 persons in control group) were selected by purposeful sampling method and were assigned in experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 8 session (2 hours for each) of positive thinking training. For data collection, Fletcher Perceived Quality of Marital Relationship Scale and Ryff Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire were used.Results: Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was used for analyzing the data. The results showed the Mindfulness Training was effective on the quality of marital relationship and psychological well-being among Women with Addicted Wife. Also, the training was effective in a 3 months follow up.Conclusion: Therefore, Mindfulness Training skills can be used in prevention actions.

scholarly journals Subjective Well-Being and Psychosocial Adjustment: Examining the Effects of an Intervention Based on the Sport Education Model on Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4570
Author(s):  
Pablo Luna ◽  
Alba Rodríguez-Donaire ◽  
Débora Rodrigo-Ruiz ◽  
Javier Cejudo
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Sport Education ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Affective Component ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Education Model ◽  
Experimental Group

The current study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention based on the Sport Education model, compared to an intervention based on the traditional model of Direct Instruction in children. The intervention was carried out during school hours for 18 sessions of 50-min each. The sample was made up of 146 children aged 10–12 years (M = 10.78 years; SD = 1.07 years). Participants were randomly assigned to the experimental group (n = 87) and a control group (n = 59). A quasi-experimental design with repeated pretest and posttest evaluations with the control group was implemented. The Positive and Negative Affect Scale for children and adolescents (PANASN) was used to assess the affective component of subjective well-being. The Child and Adolescent Behavior Assessment System (BASC) was used to assess psychosocial adjustment. The results showed significant improvements in the affective component of subjective well-being and a reduction in anxiety in favor of the experimental group. Our current results show the methodological and practical efficacy of a Sport Education intervention.

The Teacher Benefits From Giving Autonomy Support During Physical Education Instruction

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 331-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Hyeon Cheon ◽  
Johnmarshall Reeve ◽  
Tae Ho Yu ◽  
Hue Ryen Jang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Autonomy Support ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Experimental Group

Recognizing that students benefit when they receive autonomy-supportive teaching, the current study tested the parallel hypothesis that teachers themselves would benefit from giving autonomy support. Twenty-seven elementary, middle, and high school physical education teachers (20 males, 7 females) were randomly assigned either to participate in an autonomy-supportive intervention program (experimental group) or to teach their physical education course with their existing style (control group) within a three-wave longitudinal research design. Manipulation checks showed that the intervention was successful, as students perceived and raters scored teachers in the experimental group as displaying a more autonomy-supportive and less controlling motivating style. In the main analyses, ANCOVA-based repeated-measures analyses showed large and consistent benefits for teachers in the experimental group, including greater teaching motivation (psychological need satisfaction, autonomous motivation, and intrinsic goals), teaching skill (teaching efficacy), and teaching well-being (vitality, job satisfaction, and lesser emotional and physical exhaustion). These findings show that giving autonomy support benefits teachers in much the same way that receiving it benefits their students.

Learning How to Manage the Boundaries Between Life Domains

2016 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Rexroth ◽  
Elisa Feldmann ◽  
Anna Peters ◽  
Karlheinz Sonntag
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Time ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Boundary Management ◽  
Life Domains ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Recovery Experiences ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Group Boundary ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract. To evaluate the effects of a boundary management intervention on boundary management, recovery experiences, and well-being variables, we conducted a quasi-experimental study using an intervention lasting two consecutive days. The sample consisted of 64 employees of a large international German company; 37 in the experimental group and 27 in the control group. Boundary management, recovery experiences, and well-being outcomes were measured before the intervention and 2 weeks after the intervention. Analyses of covariance revealed an increase in boundary creation and detachment, but, contrary to the hypothesis, a decrease in control during leisure time after the intervention. No effects were found for the well-being variables.

scholarly journals A Novel Heart-Centered, Gratitude-Meditation Intervention to Increase Well-Being among Adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lunthita M. Duthely ◽  
Sandra G. Nunn ◽  
John T. Avella
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Satisfaction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Population studies paint a dismal picture of the mental health status of adolescents, in the US and worldwide. Positive psychology, which takes a preventative approach to keeping individuals in higher states of well-being, is being implemented increasingly among youth, with the goal of avoiding future mental health and psychological problems. In this study, a novel intervention, which fused the practice of meditation with gratitude visualizations, was tested among adolescents. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the extent to which the intervention affected life satisfaction, school satisfaction, and measured gratitude, among a culturally diverse cohort of adolescents. Instrumentation consisted of three positive psychology measures—theStudent Life Satisfaction Scale, theSchool Satisfaction Subscale, and theGratitude Questionnaire-Six-Item Form.Participants were randomly assigned either to the delayed-intervention, no-treatment control group or to the experimental group. The four-week intervention was manualized primarily from the heart-centered gratitude visualizations outlined in a happiness and positive emotions handbook,The Jewels of Happiness: Inspiration and Wisdom to Guide Your Life-Journey. The intervention significantly affected life satisfaction, school satisfaction, and gratitude of the experimental group, when compared to the control group. Medium to large effect sizes were detected using the ANCOVA statistical test.

scholarly journals Business Results and Well-Being: An Engaging Leadership Intervention Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4515
Author(s):  
Lars van Tuin ◽  
Wilmar B. Schaufeli ◽  
Willem van Rhenen ◽  
Rebecca M. Kuiper
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Organizational Studies ◽  
Team Leaders ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Business Results

The present quasi-experimental study tested the business impact of a leadership development program focusing on psychological well-being through the satisfaction of basic psychological needs. Based on the concept of engaging leadership and self-determination theory, the 8-month program targeted midlevel team leaders of the customer fulfilment center of a health systems multinational organization. The program was designed in co-creation between senior leadership and the team leaders that participated in the program. Outcomes showed positive business results through significant increases in a preselected key performance indicator and decreased employee absenteeism. Through changes in autonomy satisfaction and intrinsic motivation, the team leaders (N = 14) benefitted in a moderate to very large extent relative to a similar control group (N = 52). In contrast, team members (N = 148) displayed no such benefits. Specifically, higher levels of autonomy satisfaction are said to lead to higher levels of psychological well-being and motivation. Still, the link with business performance is absent in most organizational studies within self-determination theory, making the present study one of the first to fill this gap. The study discloses the program design, compares the effects to a relevant control group, evaluates the lessons learned, and provides practical suggestions.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY IN TEACHING BIOLOGY FOR GRADE TEN STUDENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
H.P.R. Menike ◽  
W.D. Chandrasena
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Negative Feeling ◽  
Teaching Biology ◽  
Experimental Group

Biology is a very important discipline as it focusses on structure and functions of living organisms in this world. Hence, it has become a significant area of study in school curriculum and it is also a main subject discipline in the Grade 10 science syllabus in Sri Lanka. The time allocated for the biology section in Grade 10 syllabus is one third of the total time. Although, biology is perceived as an easy discipline to study compared to other disciplines in science, students’ achievement in biology is not very satisfactory. Thus, there may be different reasons for students’ poor achievement in biology such as content in the syllabus, teaching style, students’ learning and studying habits, students’ negative feeling and attitudes towards the topics, and lack of enough resources (Cimer, 2011).  The practices based on Self-Determination Theory (SDT) could be used in biology classrooms to enhance students’ enthusiasm towards learning. SDT is an important psychological theory of motivation and it addresses issues of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. According to SDT people have three innate psychological needs: competence, relatedness, and autonomy. If these universal needs are met, the theory argues that people will function and grow optimally. Thus, to actualize their inherent potential, the social environment needs to nurture these needs (Deci & Ryan, 2014). However, there is a dearth of research and practices in Sri Lankan school classrooms using SDT to facilitate students’ learning. Hence, the unit of “Classification of Organisms” in Grade 10 syllabus was selected to study the effectiveness of SDT in teaching biology for Grade 10 students.   “Classification of Organisms” is an important unit since it is the foundation of learning about different types of living beings. This is an experimental study and two groups of students were used as control and experimental. Experimental group is taught using the SDT and the control group is taught according to the traditional method. During the lessons observations were made while maintain the records of field notes. The collected data were analysed using thematic analysis. Students’ motivation, engagement, enthusiasm, and performance in both groups were compared. The results of the study showed that the above characteristics are higher in the experimental group compared to the control group. Thus, the classroom practices based on the SDT can be used as a good technique in teaching biology in order to enhance the students’ intrinsic motivation.

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING METHOD IN INTERPERSONAL INTELLIGENCES OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-143
Author(s):  
Eka Mei Ratnasari
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Children ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims to determine the effect of project-based learning methods on the development of the interpersonal intelligence of preschool children. Subjects in this study were preschool children especially 4-5 years old. The subject consisted of two kindergartens in Yogyakarta Indonesia, the participants consisted of 31 children. Thus, the data were used as a quasi-experimental research design. The experimental group was taught with a project-based learning method while in the control group with conventional methods. The data collection was an observation sheet. The research data obtained were analyzed using the t-test in the SPSS.16 program to see the differences between the experimental group and the control group. The results showed that there is a significant influence of project-based learning methods toward the interpersonal intelligence of preschool children. The recommendation was provided to parents, academics, practitioners in the discussion that especially emphasized addressing the need to increase opportunities for the interpersonal intelligence of preschool children in good stimulation.

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