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Wineinger, Troy O.; Fry, Mary D.; Moore, E. Whitney G. – Journal of Biological Education, 2023
The purpose of this study, grounded in the Achievement Goal Perspective Theory (AGPT) and a Caring framework, was to effectively adapt previously validated measures of caring, task-involving (CTI), and ego-involving (EI) climates for college exercise classes to the college biology laboratory setting. The items' measurement quality was assessed…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Student Motivation, Educational Environment
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Fontana, Mario S.; Fry, Mary D.; Cramer, Emily – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between athletes' perceptions of the motivational climate (caring, task-, and ego-involving) to their levels of compassion, self-compassion, pride, and shame in a recreational sport setting. Athletes (N = 164) in a competitive Wiffle Ball tournament completed a survey. A canonical…
Descriptors: Athletes, Recreational Activities, Adults, Caring
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Brown, Theresa C.; Fry, Mary D.; Little, Todd D. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2013
Given the potential benefits of understanding how climate may influence individuals' motivational outcomes, there exists a need for instrumentation measuring exercise setting climates. The purpose of this study was to validate further the psychometric properties of the Perceived Motivational Climate in Exercise Questionnaire (Huddleston, Fry &…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Student Motivation, Questionnaires, Psychometrics
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Brown, Theresa C.; Fry, Mary D. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between members' perceptions of staff's behaviors, motivational climate, their own behaviors, commitment to future exercise, and life satisfaction in a group-fitness setting. The theory-driven hypothesized mediating role of perceptions of the climate was also tested.…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, National Surveys, Clubs, Group Membership
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Gano-Overway, Lori A.; Newton, Maria; Magyar, T. Michelle; Fry, Mary D.; Kim, Mi-Sook; Guivernau, Marta R. – Developmental Psychology, 2009
Understanding what factors influence positive youth development has been advocated by youth development researchers (P. L. Benson, 2006; J. S. Eccles & J. A. Gootman, 2002). Consequently, the purpose of this study was to examine whether perceptions of a caring youth sport context influenced prosocial and antisocial behavior through…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Antisocial Behavior, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy