Correlates in motivational climates of physical education: a meta analysis

Graduation Date

2014

Document Type

Thesis

Program

Other

Program

Thesis (M.S.)--Humboldt State University, Kinesiology: Exercise Science, 2014

Committee Chair Name

Rock Braithwaite

Committee Chair Affiliation

HSU Faculty or Staff

Keywords

Physical education, Meta-analysis, T.A.R.G.E.T., Motivational climate, Humboldt State University -- Theses -- Kinesiology

Abstract

The purpose of the current investigation was to synthesize the motivational climate literature to determine the relationships (effects) between mastery and performance climates and several different outcomes and moderating variables in physical education contexts. Standard meta-analytic procedures using inclusion criteria to conduct literature searches, coding procedures, and statistical analyses on 30 studies. Cohen's (1988) criteria for correlations were used to determine the strength of the relationship between variables and moderators. Results indicated that there were significant small positive to large positive effects for between mastery climate and adaptive outcomes and small negative effects with maladaptive outcomes. There were significant small to moderate positive effects between performance climate perceptions and maladaptive outcomes and small negative relationships to adaptive outcomes. Moderator analyses revealed that there significant differences for the methodological characteristic activity and the sample characteristic age. Findings suggest that physical education teachers would benefit from implementing strategies that improve student perceptions of a mastery climate.

https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/concern/theses/5x21th87g

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