Perceived Novelty Support and Psychological Needs Satisfaction in Physical Education

In recent years, novelty has been proposed as a potential fourth basic psychological need. In the present study, the behavior of novelty resulting from support from the Physical Education teacher was evaluated in 723 students with an average age of 13.30 years old. The first objective was to validat...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2020-06, Vol.17 (11), p.4169
Main Authors: Fierro-Suero, Sebastián, Almagro, Bartolomé J, Sáenz-López, Pedro, Carmona-Márquez, José
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Education
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Learning
Model testing
Motivation
Personal Autonomy
Personal Satisfaction
Physical education
Physical Education and Training
Questionnaires
Students
Studies
Teachers
Teaching
Theory
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Summary:In recent years, novelty has been proposed as a potential fourth basic psychological need. In the present study, the behavior of novelty resulting from support from the Physical Education teacher was evaluated in 723 students with an average age of 13.30 years old. The first objective was to validate the Support for Basic Psychological Needs-4 (SBPN-4) in Physical Education questionnaire, which included support for the novelty factor. The second objective was to test the mediation model in order to confirm the effect of support for novelty in relation to basic psychological needs and intrinsic motivation. The results obtained show that the Support for Basic Psychological Needs-4 (SBPN-4) questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool. On the other hand, support for novelty predicts satisfaction of basic psychological needs, particularly novelty satisfaction, which in turn predicts intrinsic motivation. These results show how the students are capable of perceiving the teacher's support for novelty and how this positively influences their intrinsic motivation. Further investigations are required to continue developing our knowledge of the role of novelty as a basic psychological need.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17114169