Assessing perceived need support and need satisfaction in physical education: adaptation and validation with English students |
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| Authors: | David Sánchez-Oliva Florence-Emilie Kinnafick Nathan Smith Andreas Stenling |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, Spain;2. Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spaindavidsanchez@unex.es;4. School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK;5. Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK;6. Department of Psychology, Ume? University, Ume?, Sweden;7. Department of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand;8. Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, UK |
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| Abstract: | This study aimed to validate an English version of Basic Psychological Needs Support Questionnaire (BPNSQ) and the Basic Psychological Needs in Physical Education Scale (BPN-PE) in the physical education context. Participants included 453 students aged between 12 and 17 years. For the BPNSQ, the hypothesized three-factor solution displayed high interfactor correlations (rs > 1), and a follow-up analysis indicated that the items were represented by a single need-support factor. For the BPN-PE, hypothesized three-factor solution was supported. Both scales were found invariant across gender, and the nomological validity was also demonstrated through the associations between factors of both scales. This study provides initial support for the use of the BPN-PE to assess psychological need satisfaction within the physical education context among English-speaking adolescents. The hypothesized three-factor structure of the BPNSQ was not supported and more research is needed to evaluate the English version in the physical education context. |
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| Keywords: | Validation psychological need support psychological need satisfaction self-determination theory physical education |
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