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German, Portuguese and Spanish Versions of the Revised Short Form of the Physical Self-Inventory (PSI-S-"R")
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Maïano, Christophe; Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Tietjens, Maike; Bastos, Tânia; Luiggi, Maxime; Corredeira, Rui; Griffet, Jean; Sánchez-Oliva, David – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2023
The present study sought to examine the psychometric properties of new German, Portuguese, and Spanish versions of the Revised Short Form of the Physical Self-Inventory (PSI-S-"R"), and to contrast these properties against those from the original French version of this instrument. Participants (n = 1802) were 288 French youth, 177 German…
Descriptors: German, Portuguese, Spanish, Test Construction
Revisiting the Academic Self-Concept Transcultural Measurement Model: The Case of Spain and China
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Igor Esnaola; Albert Sesé; Lorea Azpiazu; Yina Wang – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Background: Modelling academic self-concept through second-order factors or bifactor structures is an important issue with substantive and practical implications; besides, the bifactor model has not been analysed with a Chinese sample and cross-cultural studies in the academic self-concept are scarce. Likewise, latent structure validity evidence…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Self Concept, Psychometrics, Validity
The Role of Task and Ego-Oriented Climate in Explaining Students' Bright and Dark Motivational Experiences in Physical Education
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García-González, Luis; Sevil-Serrano, Javier; Abós, Angel; Aelterman, Nathalie; Haerens, Leen – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2019
Background: A distinction is made in Achievement Goal Theory (AGT) between task-oriented (i.e. effort, intra-individual progress, and self-comparison) and ego-oriented (i.e. inter-individual progress and normative comparison) climates. Combining insights from AGT and Self-Determination Theory (SDT), studies in the PE context have shown that a…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Self Concept, Psychological Needs, Self Determination
Self-Identity as a Component of the Theory of Planned Behaviour in Predicting Physical Activity
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Ries, Francis; Hein, Vello; Pihu, Maret; Armenta, Jose Manuel Sevillano – European Physical Education Review, 2012
This study aimed to investigate the role of self-identity, defined as salient and enduring aspects of one's self-perception (Sparks, 2000), in relation to adolescent physical activity (PA) intentions within the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). School students aged 12 to 18 from two cultural groups (Estonia and Spain) completed measures of…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Foreign Countries, Structural Equation Models, Self Concept
Adjustment Problems in the Family and School Contexts, Attitude towards Authority, and Violent Behavior at School in Adolescence
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Ochoa, Gonzalo Musitu; Lopez, Estefania Estevez; Emler, Nicholas P. – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2007
This study analyzed the role of different but interrelated variables in the family and school contexts in relation to problems of violent behavior at school during adolescence. Participants were 1,068 students aged 11 to 16 (47% male) drawn from secondary schools in the Valencian Community (Spain). Statistical analyses were carried out using…
Descriptors: Violence, Structural Equation Models, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
Students' Self-Evaluation and Reflection Part 2: An Empirical Study
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Cambra-Fierro, Jesus; Cambra-Berdun, Jesus – Education & Training, 2007
Purpose: This paper aims to demonstrate that students' self-evaluations contribute to improving academic results and life skills. Design/methodology/approach: Taking as reference a group of previously validated scales (part 1: measurement), a causal model is developed. Hypotheses are tested through the structural equations methodology by using the…
Descriptors: Methods, Causal Models, Administrator Role, Academic Achievement