TITLE:
Changes of Children’s Motivation in Physical Education and Physical Activity: A Longitudinal Perspective
AUTHORS:
Xiangli Gu, Tao Zhang
KEYWORDS:
Motivation, Physical Activity Change, School Children, Physical Education
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Physical Education,
Vol.6 No.3,
August
8,
2016
ABSTRACT: Children’s
motivation towards Physical Education (PE) decreases over the elementary school
year, but little is known about how and why those declines influence changes of
children’s intention and Physical Activity (PA). Guided by the expectancy-value
model, this study attempted to examine the relationship between changes of
children’s motivation to changes in children’s intention for future
participation in PE and PA over an academic year. Using a repeated measurement
technique, 354 (4th 180, 5th 174) school children’s
expectancy-related beliefs, task values, intention, and PA were assessed twice
over one academic school year. Time 1 was at the beginning of the fall
semester, and Time 2 was at the end of the subsequent spring semester. Students’
expectancy-related beliefs and task values were positively related to their
intention and PA at both Time 1 and Time 2. A factorial repeated measure MANOVA showed that decreases in task values and
intention were significant (p