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The Study Of Adolescent's Motivation In Leisure-time Physical Activity

Posted on:2009-08-07Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:H F YuFull Text:PDF
GTID:1117360272463718Subject:Development and educational psychology
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Regularly participating in leisure-time physical activity of adolescents will bring a number of physiological and psychological health benefits.However,a large number of studies have shown that the body of adolescents to participate in leisure-time physical activities in an annual decline in the extent of the network addiction,sedentary behavior,and so obsessed with TV,there was a dramatic increase in the extent of seriously threatening the physical and mental health of adolescents.This study from the perspective of developmental psychology research on relevant theories of motivation after carding system,the systematic study of China's adolescents leisure-time physical activity and the overall state of motivation, in-depth analysis of China's adolescents leisure-time physical activity of the characteristics of motivation,Development of status quo and related factors.The whole investigation and study were four major parts:Partâ… .Investigation and research in order to solve the existing measurement tool is not appropriate,in the previous study,based on the completion of the improvement and perfection,research and development,"adolescents leisure physical activity questionnaire on motivation."Partâ…¡.In order to comprehensively and accurately understand the adolescents leisure-time physical activity and the motivation of the overall state of development trends in the preparation of a study on the use of the "adolescents of leisure physical activity questionnaire on motivation." of Jilin Province,three junior schools,the two high schools from the junior freshman to senior sophomore,there was a total of 1482 students particapated in the study.And in-depth analysis the differences of the age,sex and the differences between the types.Partâ…¢.Change of human behavior is divided into precontemplation,contemplation, prepare,action,and maintain phase of the five major stages of behavior change by The Transtheoretical Model.In this study,researched on the distribution of adolescents behavior change as a whole firstly;then the difference between grades,gender and schools were found. On this basis,further analysized the characteristics of the motivation at different stages of the adolescents to participate in leusure-time physical activity.Partâ…£.In the past,the existed study on motivation factor of adolescents leisure-time physical activity,few of them stressed the participants' internal factors,more focused on external factors.In this study,according to the real condition of adolescents leisure-time physical activity,as well as to the impact on learning situation in life,the main factors on the type of motive and the strength are divided into individual factors,family factors and school factors.Researched how the three factors affect on the motive of adolescents leisure-time physical activity.This study made a number of findings:1.In the "Motivation for Adolescents Leisure-time Physical Activity Questionnaire", the structure validity of the motivation type and motivation intensity scale were verified by using a confirmatory factor analysis,the two sub-scales had good construct validity.In addition,the study also examined the reliability of internal consistency in every dimension in the two sub-scales,the results reached an acceptable level,so the result showed that the questionnaire is reliable.That the questionnaire is an effective and reliable tool for measuring leisure-time physical activity motives.2.Youth physical activity motivated the development of the status quo(the type of motivation,motivation intensity).On the type of motivation to grade for the argument that the motive for the types of variables as a result of the two-dimensional coordinate system in almost all types of motivation was "M" type.On the strength of the motive,with the first year of growth in youth recreation and motivation to participate in physical activity intensity was clear downward trend in the degree of difficulty overcoming the downward trend is particularly prominent,and a third of the high degree of initiative despite a small rebound, Deputy Vice-degree,but not very clear And take the initiative to the extent of the overall downward trend in the relatively clear.3.Junior high school students in each type of motive or the motive of the strength of each of the scores were higher than high school,junior high school students that participate in leusure-time physical activity motives of the overall situation is better than high school students;whether high school or junior high school students Male participation in leusure-time physical activity motives of the overall situation is better than female students; no matter the motive or the type of motivation on the strength of the score,focusing on schools than non-priority schools,but non-significant difference.4.At different stages of change in the number of people showing two low down in the middle of the high-U-curve,with university students in the past on similar research.From the distribution of the overall point of view,in a pre-thought and keep young people on stage is a relatively small number,the more people in the middle of the stage to change the location. There are more boys in the phase of the operation and maintenance phase,and more girls are thought to the distribution of the previous stage,the stage of thinking and preparation stage. The lower the grade,high-level change at the stage of more people.5.Whether to participate in the type of motive or motives involved in the intensity,with all stages of change and increased growth,but also at different stages of change in the overall situation of young people's motivation is a significant difference.6.Individuals,parents and school factors on young people to participate in leusure-time and physical activity have an impact on motivation,from parents to support the autonomy of perception and the ability to exercise self-aware parents and the expectations of the most obvious.In addition,the study restricted to a large extent the pressure young people to participate in leusure-time physical activity and the overall level of motivation.
Keywords/Search Tags:adolescents, leusure-time physical activity, the type of motivation, motivation intensity
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