RT Journal Article
T1 Complementing the Self-Determination Theory With the Need for Novelty: Motivation and Intention to Be Physically Active in Physical Education Students
A1 Fernández Espínola, Carlos
A1 Almagro Torres, Bartolomé Jesús
A1 Tamayo Fajardo, Javier Antonio
A1 Sáenz-López Buñuel, Pedro
AB The theoretical framework of the self-determination theory establishes that thesatisfaction of basic psychological needs and more self-determined motivational formsare related to positive behavioral consequences and, therefore, may increase theintention to be physically active in Physical Education students. In this sense, the needfor novelty has been proposed as a psychological need by recent scientific evidence,so it is necessary to prove its possible contribution to the prediction of young people’sbehavior. Therefore, the main objective of the study was to test a model that analyzedthe power of prediction of the satisfaction of the needs for autonomy, competence,relatedness, and novelty as well as the motivation experienced in Physical Education onthe intention to be physically active. A questionnaire was administered to 1665 PhysicalEducation students with an average age of 12.43 years (SD = 1.87), of which 835were boys and 830 were girls. An adaptation of the Spanish educational context of theBasic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (BPNES) that includes the need for novelty,the Perceived Locus of Causality Scale (PLOC), and the Intention to be PhysicallyActive Scale (IPAS) was used. Path analysis results showed that the satisfaction ofthe psychological needs for autonomy, competence, relatedness, and novelty predictedautonomous motivation. On the other hand, the need for autonomy positively predictedcontrolled motivation, while the satisfaction of relatedness did so negatively. The needfor competence and autonomous motivation positively predicted the intention to bephysically active in Physical Education students, obtaining an explained variance of33%. However, controlled motivation was not related in a statistically significant way tothe intention to be physically active. In conclusion, the results of the hypothesized modelhighlight the importance of satisfying all the basic psychological needs (including novelty)and give special emphasis to the need for competence, since it predicts autonomousmotivation and the intention to be physically active outside of the educational context.
PB Frontiers Media
SN 1664-1078
YR 2020
FD 2020-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18838
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18838
LA eng
NO Fernández Espínola, C., Almagro Torres, B. J., Tamayo Fajardo, J. A., & Sáenz López, P. (2020). Complementing the Self-Determination Theory With the Need for Novelty: Motivation and Intention to Be Physically Active in Physical Education Students. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01535
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026