Document Type : Original Article
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Assistant Professor, Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences in Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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Professor, Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences in Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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MSc, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Humanities, Payamenoor University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
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MCs, Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences in Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Researchers believe that factors in which potentially increase adolescents' involvement in physical activity should be identified. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention has highlighted the importance of pleasure in physical education to encourage physical activity among young people.The aim of this study was prediction of physical activity enjoyment through social support components among high school students. Among high school students in Kermanshah city, 350 girls (age: 15.18±1.45 years) and 300 boys (age: 14.74±1.52 years) were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method and completed questionnaires of the process of physical education enjoyment and perceived social support. The results of multiple linear regression showed that in girls, motivational and instrumental support, and in boys, all three motivational, modeling and instrumental factors were significant predictors of physical activity enjoyment (p<0.01). Therefore, it is important to design physical education classes so that students feel supported and encouraged. Increasing interactions of student’s and related social individuals in physical education classes will undoubtedly increase enjoyment and lead to a better environment for learning.
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