significant proportion of this study has been directed toward studying the predictors, nature, and consequences of students’ PE motivation (e.g., Owen, Smith, Lubans, Ng, & Londsdale, 2014 ). According to proponents of self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985 ), motivation for an activity (e
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Student Motivation in High School Physical Education: A Latent Profile Analysis Approach
Barbara E. Bechter, James A. Dimmock, Joshua L. Howard, Peter R. Whipp, and Ben Jackson
Two Randomized Controlled Trials to Help Teachers Develop Physical Education Students’ Course-Specific Grit-Perseverance and Mental Toughness
Sung Hyeon Cheon, Johnmarshall Reeve, Woo-Young Joo, Yong-Gwan Song, Richard M. Ryan, and Hyungshim Jang
goal commitment to such a high level that the resulting persistence, deliberate practice, and a “nose to the grindstone” delay of gratification determination can overcome practically any forthcoming challenge or setback ( Duckworth et al., 2011 ; Tang et al., 2019 ). If so, this line of research
Can Movement Games Enhance Executive Function in Overweight Children? A Randomized Controlled Trial
Chien-Chih Chou, Kuan-Chou Chen, Mei-Yao Huang, Hsin-Yu Tu, and Chung-Ju Huang
and may have a higher risk of experiencing adverse health-related outcomes, cognitive processes, and mental development ( Sahoo et al., 2015 ). Movement activities in a school setting have considerable potential for improving attention, memory retrieval, determination, problem solving, peer
Understanding How Preservice Teachers Interpret Early Field Experiences at the Secondary Level
Nicholas S. Washburn, Karen Lux Gaudreault, Christopher Mellor, Caitlin R. Olive, and Adriana Lucero
. Therefore, grounded in self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2008 ), this study aimed to identify the aspects of secondary EFEs that PTs find significant and to better understand how these experiences impact them as educators. We now turn to a brief overview of the relevant tenets of SDT prior to
The Need-Relevant Instructor Behaviors Scale: Development and Initial Validation
Eleanor Quested, Nikos Ntoumanis, Andreas Stenling, Cecilie Thogersen-Ntoumani, and Jennie E. Hancox
out has highlighted quality of motivation as a distinguishing factor ( Edmunds, Ntoumanis, & Duda, 2007 ). Much of this research pulls from self-determination theory (SDT; Ryan & Deci, 2017 ). This theory, and the associated body of research evidence, posits that exercisers who sustain long
Investigating Intraindividual Variability of Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Relations With Subsequent Physical Activity
Erin J. Reifsteck, Derek J. Hevel, Shelby N. Anderson, Amanda L. Rebar, and Jaclyn P. Maher
Self-determination theory (SDT; Ryan & Deci, 2017 ) is widely used in the field of sport and exercise psychology as a framework for examining physical activity (PA) motivation ( Standage & Ryan, 2020 ; Teixeira et al., 2012 ). Central to SDT is the notion that satisfying the basic psychological
Estimating Center of Mass Kinematics During Perturbed Human Standing Using Accelerometers
Sandra K. Hnat, Musa L. Audu, Ronald J. Triolo, and Roger D. Quinn
was categorized into cycles, we calculated the mean and SD of the measured and predicted COM displacements during each perturbation type to define RMSE and the coefficient of determination, R 2 , between COM meas and COM pred . The R 2 was calculated by dividing the sum of the residuals by the sum
Functional Threshold Power: Relationship With Respiratory Compensation Point and Effects of Various Warm-Up Protocols
David Barranco-Gil, Jaime Gil-Cabrera, Pedro L. Valenzuela, Lidia B. Alejo, Almudena Montalvo-Pérez, Eduardo Talavera, Susana Moral-González, and Alejandro Lucia
determination of RCP or other laboratory-based markers is useful for the assessment of athletes, but other more practical field test–based markers have grown in popularity in recent years, such as the functional threshold power (FTP). 3 The FTP has been defined as the mean power output (PO) that can be
Basic Psychological Needs, Motivation, Engagement, and Disaffection in Mexican Students During Physical Education Classes
Jorge Zamarripa, René Rodríguez-Medellín, and Fernándo Otero-Saborido
engagement among students. Self-Determination Theory The self-determination theory (SDT; Deci & Ryan, 1985 , 2002 ; Ryan & Deci, 2017 ) is a theoretical framework that has provided a clearer overview of how motivational processes affect personal behaviors ( Deci & Ryan, 1985 , 2002 ; Ryan & Deci, 2017
Perspectives of Life in Sweden During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Karin Weman Josefsson
of trying to avoid punishments) because then they will sustain and self-regulate the behavior even in the face of barriers. The Swedish approach could therefore be connected to the tenets of self-determination theory (SDT; Ryan & Deci, 2017 ), and the value of three basic psychological needs for
