TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-efficacy as a mediator of children's achievement motivation and in-class physical activity
AU - Gao, Zan
AU - Lochbaum, Marc
AU - Podlog, Leslie
PY - 2011/12
Y1 - 2011/12
N2 - The present study was designed to examine the mediating effect of self-efficacy on relations of middle school students' four achievement goals with their perceptions of two motivational climates and in-class physical activity in physical education. The four achievement goals (mastery-approach, masteryavoidance, performance-approach, and performance-avoidance), perceptions of the motivational climate (mastery- and performance-involving climates), and selfefficacy were measured in a sample of 194 students (93 boys, 101 girls) in a public school. Students' in-class physical activity was assessed using Actical Accelerometers. A series of multiple-regression analyses supported the mediating effect of selfefficacy on the relationships among students' mastery-approach goal, perceived mastery-involving climate, and physical activity.
AB - The present study was designed to examine the mediating effect of self-efficacy on relations of middle school students' four achievement goals with their perceptions of two motivational climates and in-class physical activity in physical education. The four achievement goals (mastery-approach, masteryavoidance, performance-approach, and performance-avoidance), perceptions of the motivational climate (mastery- and performance-involving climates), and selfefficacy were measured in a sample of 194 students (93 boys, 101 girls) in a public school. Students' in-class physical activity was assessed using Actical Accelerometers. A series of multiple-regression analyses supported the mediating effect of selfefficacy on the relationships among students' mastery-approach goal, perceived mastery-involving climate, and physical activity.
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U2 - 10.2466/06.11.25.PMS.113.6.969-981
DO - 10.2466/06.11.25.PMS.113.6.969-981
M3 - Article
C2 - 22403939
AN - SCOPUS:84856997420
VL - 113
SP - 969
EP - 981
JO - Perceptual and Motor Skills
JF - Perceptual and Motor Skills
SN - 0031-5125
IS - 3
ER -