?kof, Branko; Ceci? Erpi?, Sa?a; Boben, Du?ica; Zabukovec, Vlasta - Differences in some psychological characteristics between pupils with positive and negative attitudes towards endurance activities in physical education

摘要

The aim of the study was to find out which factors of motivational orientation, attitudes towards sports activity, classroom climate, children’s competency in the physical education classes and their actual sports activity most significantly differentiate pupils with positive and negative attitudes towards physically demanding, i.e. endurance contents. The study included 1477 pupils from 33 primary and 33 high schools from all 12 Slovenian regions. Discriminant analysis showed that the most significant differences between groups of pupils with positive and negative attitudes towards physically more demanding activities resulted from: level of participation in sports activity, appreciation of health and ascetic components of physical activity, task orientation focus and endeavour to improve oneself. To increase the influence of physical education on young people’s lifestyle and the role of physical activity in their system of values, it would be reasonable to improve explication of the physical education process (better knowledge and understanding) and focus more attention on pedagogical approach so as to develop pupils’ inner motivation.Endurance contents should play a very important role in this process.