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Chong Liu; Zongchen Sun; Yuan Gao; Hanwen Chen; Tianci Lu; Jun Yan – Psychology in the Schools, 2025
School is the primary setting for social activities among adolescents, and the quality of school adjustment has a significant impact on their physical and mental well-being. Research has shown that perceived social support, school belongingness, and physical activity can influence adolescents' school adjustment, but the underlying mechanisms…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Student Adjustment, Student School Relationship, Adolescents
Kelly L. Simonton; Todd E. Layne – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: Grounded in Control-Value Theory, this study aimed to investigate the relationships between emotional antecedents (control-value beliefs) and emotions with students' perceived self-esteem and physical activity intention. In addition, the potential differences in antecedents, emotions, and outcomes by gender were explored. Method:…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Physical Education, Self Esteem, Physical Activities
Ma, Ting-Lan; Simpkins, Sandra; Puente, Kayla – Applied Developmental Science, 2021
This cross-sectional study examined why Latinx adolescents participated in organized activities in comparison to White adolescents. This study, utilizing phone interviews for surveying, included 236 participants (53% female) of Latinx (64%) and White (36%) descent from four Southwest middle schools to answer these overarching questions: (1) What…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, White Students, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents
Fa Zhang; Christine Lee Bae; Michael D. Broda; Alison C. Koenka – Journal of Experimental Education, 2025
In this study, we investigated the relationships between three pivotal factors that influence student performance, including opportunity-to-learn (OTL) factors, which included proximal indicators that represent science-specific learning opportunities, student motivation (propensity factor), and crucial student and teacher antecedent factors by…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Predictor Variables, Science Achievement, Self Concept
Clementson, Casey J. – Research Studies in Music Education, 2019
Although flow theory is one way of measuring the quality of a student's experience in a music ensemble, the majority of flow research utilizes samples of high school or collegiate level musicians thus causing us to generalize findings to young adolescent (middle school) populations. Using a convergent parallel mixed methods design, the purpose of…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Music, Music Education, Music Activities
Prasad, Archana; Lal, P.; Wolde, B.; Zhu, M.; Samanthula, B. K.; Panorkou, N. – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2022
Out-of-classroom activities can help cultivate interest and literacy in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. To determine how a week-long out-of-classroom experience might impact STEM interest in adolescents, a free summer camp was offered to students entering grades 6-8. During this time, students participated in…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Camps, Summer Programs, Academic Aspiration
Tia A. Albig – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examined quiet quitting and the predictive nature of hope related to job engagement of educators. Research was conducted in a school district in the northeast United States. This quantitative study examined the correlation between job engagement and hope, to what extent hope predicted job engagement in education, and whether educator…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Centeio, Erin E.; Somers, Cheryl L.; Moore, E. Whitney G.; Garn, Alex; Kulik, Noel; Martin, Jeffrey; Shen, Bo; McCaughtry, Nate – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between measures of students' physical well-being and self-perception and their academic achievement. Specifically, we look at students' social support for physical activity, physical activity perceptions, self-concept, self-efficacy, health behaviors, and cardiorespiratory fitness (as measured…
Descriptors: Well Being, Physical Health, Self Concept, Academic Achievement
Fierro-Suero, Sebastián; Sáenz-López, Pedro; Carmona-Márquez, José; Almagro, Bartolomé J. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2023
Purpose: The objective of the study was to evaluate the relationships among the achievement emotions experienced during physical education classes, the intention to be physically active, and academic achievement. Methods: The sample consisted of 764 Spanish secondary education students (348 boys and 416 girls). Results: Pride, enjoyment, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level
Yurdakul, Hüseyin Özden – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2020
In this study, it is aimed to investigate the relationship between the attitudes of students studying in secondary school to physical activity and their school life satisfaction. The relationship between middle school students' attitudes towards physical activity and school life satisfaction was tested by the structural equation model. A total of…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Student Attitudes, Life Satisfaction, Foreign Countries
Almaç, Bahar Aydin – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2022
Perfectionism is a multidimensional construct composed of adaptive and maladaptive aspects. Perfectionism has been found to be at a higher level in the school setting where performance education and high academic expectations are at the forefront, and in the field of music where the evaluation made by other people is more because of the nature of…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Middle School Students, High School Students, Music Education
Johnson, Ashleigh M.; Kroshus, Emily; Hafferty, Kiana R.; Senturia, Kirsten; Garrett, Kimberly A.; Tandon, Pooja S. – American Journal of Health Education, 2023
Background: Most United States schools include school-based physical fitness testing (SB-PFT), yet little evidence shows how it is implemented, perceived, and used. Purpose: 1) Explore stakeholders' experiences with SB-PFT; 2) identify: challenges in analyzing fitness data, ways schools can use fitness data, and predictors of meeting fitness…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Testing, Middle School Students, Physical Activity Level
Evaluation of a Social Determinant of Health: Academic Achievement through Physical Education Policy
Rodriguez, Vanessa; Reid, David B.; Gutmore, Daniel; Alfonso, Erick – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2023
Physical activity can meaningfully influence educational outcomes. However, physical activity among youth remains insufficient (World Health Organization, 2018).Youth who are not physically active are more likely to encounter chronic health issues including obesity, depression, and anxiety (Bartelink et al., 2019, Bélair et al., 2018, Krebs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Physical Education, Educational Policy, Physical Activity Level
Szczytko, Rachel; Stevenson, Kathryn Tate; Peterson, Markus Nils; Bondell, Howard – Journal of Environmental Education, 2020
Connection to nature (CTN) can help promote environmental engagement requisite for addressing extreme environmental challenges. Current generations, however, may be less connected to nature than previous ones. Spending time in nature can counter this disconnect, particularly among children. In relation to CTN, this study evaluates the relative…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Predictor Variables, Natural Resources, Social Environment
Hollett, Nikki L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Education utilizes group work to increase social development, engagement, and learning outcomes of students in a less traditional way (Baines, Blatchford, & Kutnik, 2016). However, classroom research claims social status can influence the participation and engagement of group members, creating issues of inclusiveness and equity (Cohen, 1994).…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Social Status, Group Activities, Athletics