Perceptions of the motivational climate, basic psychological needs, and life skills development in Chinese physical education students

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Life skills can have a positive impact on young people’s mental health, academic performance, and overall well-being. Physical education (PE) is viewed as a promising setting for developing students’ life skills, but less is known about this in non-English speaking countries such as China. Based on the integration of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Achievement Goal Theory (AGT), we aimed to examine the relationships between students’ perceptions of the teacher-initiated motivational climate (mastery- or performance-oriented) and their life skills development in PE, as well as the mediating role of their basic psychological needs (BPNs) (satisfaction or frustration).

Methods

We employed a cross-sectional survey. Chinese students (N = 533, Age range = 13–18

SUBMITTER: Zheng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10462985 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature