| Literature DB >> 32599900 |
Sebastián Fierro-Suero1, Bartolomé J Almagro1, Pedro Sáenz-López1.
Abstract
The fundamental role of emotions in education has been revealed in recent years. The control-value theory of achievement emotions has been postulated as one of the most used theories in this field. Thanks to the Achievement Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ), achievement emotions have been measured in different subjects and countries. The purpose of this research was to adapt and validate this questionnaire to assess achievement emotions in physical education. The sample of participants consisted of 902 (Mage = 13.15, SD = 1.17) secondary education students from various secondary schools in Spain. The psychometric properties of the Achievement Emotions Questionnaire for Physical Education (AEQ-PE) indicate that the scales are reliable and valid, as demonstrated by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, temporal stability, internal consistency and regression analysis. Considering the results achieved in the present study, the AEQ-PE opens a range of possibilities for both teachers and researchers. This instrument will help to understand the role of emotions in student learning and their motivation towards physical education.Entities:
Keywords: adolescents; basic psychological needs; control-value theory; psychometric properties
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32599900 PMCID: PMC7345144 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124560
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health ISSN: 1660-4601 Impact factor: 3.390
Example of achievement emotions classified by valence, activation and object focus.
| Object Focus | Positive | Negative | ||
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| Activating | Deactivating | Activating | Deactivating | |
| Activity focus | Enjoyment | Relaxation | Anger | Boredom |
| Outcome focus | Pride | Relief | Anxiety | Hopelessness |
Sample distribution for factor analysis.
| Factor Analysis |
| Males | Females | Aged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) | 443 | 218 (49.2%) | 224 (50.6%) | 13.15 (1.21) |
| Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) | 358 | 204 (45.2%) | 246 (54.5%) | 13.14 (1.21) |
Exploratory factor analysis.
| Factors and Items | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| I am proud to be able to keep up with the physical education class. | 0.74 | |||||
| I am proud of my participation in physical education class. | 0.71 | |||||
| I think that I can be proud of what I know about physical education. | 0.65 | |||||
| Because I take pride in my accomplishments in physical education, I am motivated to continue. | 0.78 | |||||
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| I am motivated to go to the physical education class because it is exciting. | 0.73 | |||||
| I enjoy being in the physical education class. | 0.71 | |||||
| I feel excited about being in physical education class, practicing what the teacher suggests. | 0.58 | |||||
| I am glad going to the physical education class paid off. | 0.51 | |||||
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| I feel anger welling up in me during the physical education class. | 0.68 | |||||
| Because I am angry, I get restless in the physical education class. | 0.47 | |||||
| Thinking about all the useless things I have to learn in physical education, annoys me. | 0.57 | |||||
| After the physical education class, I am angry. | 0.80 | |||||
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| I worry that the things I have to do in physical education classes might be too difficult. | 0.60 | |||||
| I feel nervous in the physical education class. | 0.58 | |||||
| I get scared that I might say/do something wrong in the physical education class, and I would rather not say/do anything. | 0.59 | |||||
| When I do not understand something in the physical education class, my heart races. | 0.59 | |||||
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| It is pointless to prepare for the physical education class because I am bad at it anyway. | 0.73 | |||||
| Even before entering the physical education class, I know I will not get it right. | 0.62 | |||||
| I would rather not go to the physical education class because it is impossible to perform the exercises correctly. | 0.58 | |||||
| I have lost all hope of doing physical education activities effectively. | 0.46 | |||||
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| I feel like leaving during the physical education class because it is so boring. | 0.74 | |||||
| I get bored during the physical education class. | 0.82 | |||||
| The physical education class bores me. | 0.98 | |||||
| I find the physical education class fairly dull. | 0.53 | |||||
Note: Factor loadings less than 0.4 are not shown in the table. The rotation converged in 10 iterations.
Figure 1Confirmatory factor analysis of the Achievement Emotions Questionnaire for Physical Education (AEQ-PE). Pr, pride; En, enjoyment; An, anger; Anx, anxiety; Ho, hopelessness; Bo, boredom. The ellipses represent the factors and the rectangles represent the specific items.
Descriptive statistics, internal consistency, temporal stability and convergent validity.
| Emotions |
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| α | ICC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| 1. Pride | 3.95 | 0.89 | 0.78 | 0.76 | - | 0.71 | −0.44 | −0.26 | −0.52 | −0.52 |
| 2. Enjoyment | 4.00 | 0.94 | 0.83 | 0.70 | - | −0.50 | −0.24 | −0.58 | −0.71 | |
| 3. Anger | 1.50 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.68 | - | 0.34 | 0.55 | 0.58 | ||
| 4. Anxiety | 2.00 | 0.87 | 0.72 | 0.70 | - | 0.45 | 0.20 | |||
| 5. Hopelessness | 1.48 | 0.72 | 0.79 | 0.71 | - | 0.51 | ||||
| 6. Boredom | 1.88 | 0.92 | 0.82 | 0.72 | - |
Notes: α, Cronbach’s alpha; M, mean; SD, standard deviation; ICC, intra-class correlation coefficient. All correlations were significant at p < 0.001.
Results of regression analyses.
| Variables | R2 |
| T |
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| 0.46 | |||
| Autonomy | 0.06 | 1.56 | 0.12 | |
| Competence | 0.48 | 14.22 | 0.00 | |
| Relatedness | 0.06 | 2.01 | 0.05 | |
| Novelty | 0.20 | 5.91 | 0.00 | |
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| 0.51 | |||
| Autonomy | 0.17 | 4.66 | 0.00 | |
| Competence | 0.34 | 10.23 | 0.00 | |
| Relatedness | 0.09 | 2.86 | 0.00 | |
| Novelty | 0.31 | 8.95 | 0.00 | |
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| 0.18 | |||
| Autonomy | −0.05 | −1.56 | 0.12 | |
| Competence | −0.15 | −4.65 | 0.00 | |
| Relatedness | −0.14 | −4.67 | 0.00 | |
| Novelty | −0.08 | −2.45 | 0.01 | |
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| 0.16 | |||
| Autonomy | −0.00 | −0.10 | 0.92 | |
| Competence | −0.29 | −7.14 | 0.00 | |
| Relatedness | −0.22 | −5.93 | 0.00 | |
| Novelty | 0.14 | 3.40 | 0.00 | |
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| 0.34 | |||
| Autonomy | 0.03 | 1.03 | 0.30 | |
| Competence | −0.42 | −13.98 | 0.00 | |
| Relatedness | −0.06 | −2.07 | 0.04 | |
| Novelty | −0.07 | −2.43 | 0.02 | |
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| 0.35 | |||
| Autonomy | −0.15 | −3.84 | 0.00 | |
| Competence | −0.12 | −3.11 | 0.00 | |
| Relatedness | −0.09 | −2.61 | 0.01 | |
| Novelty | −0.35 | −9.24 | 0.00 |
This questionnaire was validated in Spanish.
| 1. No tiene sentido prepararme para la clase de Educación Física porque, de todos modos, se me da mal. |
| 2. Incluso antes de entrar a clase de Educación Física, ya sé que no lo conseguiré hacer bien. |
| 3. Me motiva ir a clase de Educación Física porque es emocionante. |
| 4. Me preocupa la dificultad de las cosas que podrían pedirme hacer en clase de Educación Física. |
| 5. Preferiría no ir a clase de Educación Física porque, de todos modos, es imposible realizar los ejercicios correctamente. |
| 6. Disfruto estando en clases de Educación Física. |
| 7. Tengo ganas de que termine la clase de Educación Física porque es muy aburrida. |
| 8. Me enorgullece ser capaz de seguir el ritmo de la clase de Educación Física. |
| 9. Me aburro durante la clase de Educación Física. |
| 10. Siento un enfado que va creciendo en mi interior durante la clase de Educación Física. |
| 11. Me siento bien cuando estoy en clase de Educación Física practicando lo que propone el profesor/a. |
| 12. Me siento nervioso/a en clase de Educación Física. |
| 13. Me aburre la clase de Educación Física. |
| 14. Estoy orgulloso/a de mi participación en clase de Educación Física. |
| 15. Debido a que estoy enfadado/a en clase de Educación Física, me siento impaciente. |
| 16. He perdido toda esperanza de hacer eficazmente las actividades de Educación Física. |
| 17. Me da miedo poder decir/hacer algo incorrecto en clase de Educación Física, preferiría no decir/hacer nada. |
| 18. Me irrita pensar en todas las cosas inútiles que tengo que aprender en Educación Física. |
| 19. La clase de Educación Física me parece bastante monótona. |
| 20. Cuando no entiendo algo en clase de Educación Física se me acelera el corazón. |
| 21. Me siento enfadado/a después de la clase de Educación Física. |
| 22. Creo que puedo estar orgulloso/a de mis conocimientos de Educación Física. |
| 23. Estoy contento/a de que valga la pena ir a clase de Educación Física. |
| 24. Como me siento orgulloso/a de mis logros en Educación Física, estoy motivado/a para continuar. |