Huéscar Elisa

• Miguel Hernández University of Elche

El objetivo del estudio fue comprobar el efecto de un estilo interpersonal de apoyo a la autonomía del docente en el interés por la materia, la competencia académica, las necesidades psicológicas básicas y la motivación autónoma en estudiantes adolescentes en clases de educación física. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 142 estudiantes de entre 12 y...

To analyze the relationship between perception of support for student autonomy and the interaction of different motivational contexts of the intention to do physical exercise from the framework of the trans-contextual model of motivation (Hagger & Chatzisarantis, 2016) was the aim of this study. The sample consisted of 441 adolescents in physical e...

Introducción. El objetivo principal de este estudio consistió en diseñar y analizar las propiedades psicométricas de una escala de nueva creación para evaluar la excelencia docente en educación superior, denominada “Escala Pro-Excellence-ES”. Método. Esta investigación estuvo dividida en 3 fases. Una primera fase en la que, mediante el método Delph...

Teacher autonomy support is related to improved student learning. In higher education, few studies relate classroom contextual factors, such as teacher emphasis on content usefulness, and students' motivational characteristics. The aim was to test a multilevel model about the relation between the extent of teachers’ emphasis on the usefulness of cl...

Background The aim of the study was to test the effect of a meta-disciplinary intervention based on the motivational style of autonomy support on the development of competencies in secondary school students. It was carried out by means of a quasi-experimental design and lasted for three months. Methods A total of 62 students between the ages of 12...

Los desafíos educativos del siglo XXI han puesto en jaque a la enseñanza tradicional. El modelo academicista, basado en un aprendizaje pasivo y mecánico, en el que el docente empleaba un estilo altamente controlador, está dando paso a un enfoque de la enseñanza mucho más dinámico y funcional, en el que el profesorado pasa a ejercer un liderazgo edu...

The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among instructor autonomy support for student learning, and students’ motivational characteristics, learning approaches, perceptions of career competence and life satisfaction. Participated 1048 students from Spanish universities with ages between 18, and 57 years. A Structural equation modelin...

RESUMEN La metodología observacional permite analizar el estilo motivacional que despliega el docente en clase y proporciona una nueva perspectiva para interpretar la influencia de las interacciones docentes en el proceso de instrucción. El objetivo de este trabajo fue diseñar una escala de estimación ad hoc para la Medida del Estilo Interpersonal...

La metodología observacional permite analizar el estilo motivacional que despliega el docente en clase y proporciona una nueva perspectiva para interpretar la influencia de las interacciones docentes en el proceso de instrucción. El objetivo de este trabajo fue diseñar una escala de estimación ad hoc para la Medida del Estilo Interpersonal Docente...

“If you work hard you will learn interesting facts”.“Unless you work hard you will get into trouble”. These are examples of engaging messages teachers use to encourage engagement among their students. These kind of messages have been recently addressed by researchers, yet the reason why teachers use certain messages remains unexplored. This study a...

The evidence collected in the area of physical education indicates the need to continue to delve into the relationships and models that satisfy the basic psychological needs of the students and their consequences, in order to promote a high rate of physical activity. The aim of this study was to test the relationship between autonomy support, basic...

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to analyse the relationships between the satisfaction of psychological basic needs, physical education, academic controlling motivation, and self-esteem, and to propose a prediction model in line with the postulates from the hierarchical model found in the self-determination theory. The participants were 61...

entre el docente y el niño, relacionados a las actividades físicas en general, entre otros. Sin embargo, al momento de aplicar filtros y limitar el sondeo, orientándolo hacia la práctica infantil de actividades acuáticas, al vínculo entre la educación emocional y las actividades dentro del mundo acuático, allí encontramos un vacío. Es por ello, que...

Antecedentes: En el momento del nacimiento, por sus características de inmadurez evolutiva, los bebés necesitan de un contexto y entorno seguro que sea capaz de aportarle tranquilidad y bienestar a través de una estimulación de carácter suave y controlada. Objetivos: Por un lado, llevar a cabo una revisión bibliográfica para analizar las líneas de...

Framed within the theoretical support of the Self-determination Theory (SDT) this study aimed to analyze the relationship between the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, the self-determined motivation towards physical education, and the physical self-concept of Spanish teenagers. For this, 618 students, aged from 10 to 14 years-old (M = 11.6...

El objetivo fue diseñar y validar psicométricamente una escala pictórica sobre la motivación hacia la práctica deportiva en niños de 6 a 11 años de edad. Se llevaron a cabo dos estudios utilizando diferentes muestras (132 y 156 estudiantes, de 6 a 11 años, respectivamente). En el estudio 1 se diseñó la Escala Pictórica de Motivación Deportiva Infan...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a proposal of moderate-intensity group exercise (EGMI) program on blood pressure (BP) and functional capacity (VO2peak) in hypertensive post-menopausal women. Thirty female volunteers (63.36±1.06 y; 158.6±5.50 cm; 70.97±9.44 kg; 28.21±2.60 kg·m-2) were randomly assigned to an EGMI group (n=15) and...

There is a growing concern about the increasing decline in physical activity among adolescents. In the search for variables that may be related to physical activity, this study examined the influence of physical self-concept on objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) of adolescents through the mediation of the needs satis...

The motivational style that teachers adopt during their interactions with their students in class can have a significant influence on the search for optimal and balanced development. Knowing the role of motivation in generating positive change, the key is to define the strategies that constitute an adaptive motivational style of teaching. The aim o...

El presente estudio comprueba la relación predictiva del apoyo a la autonomía del profesor en la resiliencia de los estudiantes a través de un modelo cognitivo-social de motivación. Participaron 1149 estudiantes (52% hombres y 48% mujeres) de quinto (n = 566) y sexto grado (n = 583) de escuelas primarias del Estado de Chihuahua, México. Con un rang...

El proceso de enseñanza y el éxito del aprendizaje están estrechamente vinculados a factores cognitivos y motivacionales. Este estudio tuvo como propósito poner a prueba un modelo multinivel en estudiantes de Educación Superior sobre la relación de la organización docente y las dimensiones del grit, mediada por la competencia percibida. Participaro...

The traditional teaching style in which the teacher is in control and there is a submissive attitude in students is predominant in Mexico. The development of identity in preadolescence is subjected to social groups, which could develop interpersonal difficulties through the controlling teaching style. Although the fear of negative evaluation in stu...

Intervention studies based on Self-Determination Theory (SDT) in educational contexts prove the importance of the teacher’s motivating interpersonal style, promoting positive results in students’ motivation. However, college practices and processes have new challenges. This study examines the repercussions of an intervention program with autonomy s...

Using the Self-Determination Theory as a framework, this study tests the predictive capacity of the teacher’s interpersonal style of autonomy support at a higher education institution, and the grit on the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, intrinsic motivation, group cohesion, and life satisfaction in university students. A sample composed...

The objective of this study was to test a multilevel model about the relationship between teacher’s controlling style, the relatedness and group cohesion in students. In addition, the invariance of the hypothesized model was tested across six countries. The sample was composed of 3178 university students of both sexes, aged between 17 and 63, from...

The aim was to identify the relationship between the physical self-concept profile and human flourishing in physically active women, including the validation of the human flourishing scale, which had not been validated yet to the Spanish context. Five hundred eighty (N=580) women, aged between 18 and 65 years (M = 37.13; SD = 12.56 years) completed...

Although fear in early childhood is an emotion that permits survival of danger, fear of water can block and limit children's adaptive development towards this very fear. Aquatic competence is an important milestone in the improvement of general health in childhood, but there are no scales that measure how fear of water can hinder a child's developm...

(1) Background: The aim of this study was to design and analyze the validity of the SMACC (Scale to Measure Aquatic Competence in Children) to evaluate aquatic competence in three- to six-year-old children. In addition, the relation between real competence obtained with the SMACC and perceived aquatic competence was verified as well as its differen...

A growing body of research-based knowledge has been generated for the purpose of better understanding the reciprocal and dynamic relationship between teachers’ instructional characteristics and students’ psychosocial and learning outcomes. This study specifically examined the relationship between teachers’ interpersonal styles and fear of failure o...

Teacher-endorsed supporting behaviors present themselves as key influencers of student adaptive academic and social functions. The objective of this paper was twofold. First, this study sought to test a model in which student-perceived autonomy support was associated with group cohesion, considering the mediating role of basic psychological needs s...

Background: Individuals who possess passion and perseverance to extensively work and study through challenges and adversity to achieve a set of goals are likely to reach higher achievement compared to others who lack similar facets. However, an under-researched question lingers over the effect of teacher-induced behaviors on academic outcomes such...

This study applies an intervention based on autonomy support through dialogic learning to examine effects on motivation and the promotion of physical activity and sport involvement during schoolchildren’s leisure time. One hundred and two primary school students, aged 11–13 years, participated (M = 10.93, SD = 0.75). The sample was divided into two...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a physical activity-based intervention conducted during recess time for Spanish students with special needs. The intervention was designed to utilize an autonomy-supportive motivational style to promote feelings of autonomy and to contribute to increased physical activity involvement in these...

This study sought to analyze how creating a task-oriented motivational climate through intervention affects various motivational variables, enjoyment, and the importance people attribute to physical education. A sample of sixth-grade elementary school students was used. Ages ranged from 11 to 12 years-old (M = 11.53, SD = .50). Groups were divided...

The objective of this study was to adapt and validate the Mindfulness Inventory for Sport (MIS) in adults in Spain,since it is the first measurement scale of mindfulness oriented to sport but there is no evidence to examine its validityin the Spanish version. For this, a sample of 337 physical exercise practitioners with an average age of 41 years...

RESUMENEn la actualidad, es una necesidad implementar nuevos modelos para el desarrollo de las competencias docentes así como la consecución de una trasferencia al ámbito profesional futuro del discente. Los objetivos de este estudio fueron dos, en primer lugar, crear y validar la Escala de Apoyo a la Autonomía (EAA) para educación superior. En seg...

The objective of this study was to check the prediction capacity of teacher’s autonomy support in physical education, basic psychological needs and motivation self-determined about fun, importance and intention towards physical education and the usual physical activity. Participated a sample of 718 students (346 boys and 372 girls) with ages betwee...

Purpose This study seeks to offer a motivational sequence that explains the intention of physical activity among low-motivation students. Method Participants included 1,872 students ( Mage = 15.01; SDage = .83 years) from three countries. Cluster analysis (i.e., a person-centered approach) and a multigroup structural equation model (i.e., a dimens...

(1) Background: The purpose of this study was to identify distinct motivational profiles in high school Physical Education students. These motivational profiles were examined in relation to controlling teacher behaviors, as well as to various psychological correlates including the perceived importance of physical activity to the student, student in...

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between coaches’ interpersonal style and fear of failure in athletes. Methods: A sample of 340 athletes at the Federation Level with a mean age of 18.96 years (SD = 5.69 years.) comprised the sample. Athletes completed questionnaires related to fear of failure in sports as well a...

Según la Teoría de la Autodeterminación (Deci y Ryan, 1985, 2002), el estilo interpersonal que utilice el educador puede tener un fuerte impacto en la motivación de los estudiantes. Los objetivos de este artículo fueron: (i) explicar la justificación y desarrollo de un programa de formación basado en esta teoría para promover el apoyo a la autonomí...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of controlling teacher behavior on high school physical education students’ global intrinsic motivation, perceptions of the importance of the subject matter, intentions to be physically active, level of physical activity, and life satisfaction. The sample in this study was comprised of 416 Spanis...

El objetivo de este estudio fue crear y validar la Escala de Estilo Controlador y comprobar su relación con la percepción de competencia del estudiante en educación superior. Para ello se utilizó una muestra de 276 estudiantes universitarios españoles con una media de edad de 22 años a los que se les midió el estilo controlador y la necesidad psico...

Resumen. Los objetivos de este trabajo son: 1) Conocer si existen diferencias entre los motivos asociados a la edad y al género y 2) Comprobar si existen diferencias en los motivos en función de los niveles de ira estado-rasgo. Se elaboró un cuestionario ad hoc y se aplicó el Inventario de Expresión de Ira Estado-Rasgo (STAXI-II) a 1188 niños españ...

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue analizar las relaciones entre tipos de liderazgo (tarea y social), cohesión, potencia de equipo y rendimiento en 334 futbolistas federados de las categorías Alevín, Cadete, Juvenil y Absoluta, con una edad media de 15.97 (DE = 3.31). Los cuestionarios utilizados fueron de Liderazgo auténtico (ALQ), tarea (LSS),...

El objetivo de este estudio fue comprobar el poder de predicción de las formas de comunicación del monitor de musculación, la motivación intrínseca y el disfrute en la actividad, sobre el compromiso deportivo de usuarios de salas de musculación. Participaron 287 personas practicantes de musculación de centros deportivos, a los que les midió la perc...

This study examined the predictive relationship between perceived autonomy support from the family and fitness instructors, psychological needs, intrinsic motivation, health goal, regular physical activity and life satisfaction in a group of women. 355 physically active women aged 18–82 (M = 35.30, SD = 12.20) participated in the study. The results...

El objetivo fue el diseño y validación de un instrumento de evaluación del estilo interpersonal controlador del estudiante de Educación Superior. Participaron 332 estudiantes universitarios (140 chicos y 192 chicas) de 2º curso de 6 grados pertenecientes al área de Ciencias de la Salud con una edad media de 21.05años (DT = 3.97). Tras varias fases...

En el presente estudio se comprobó un modelo predictivo del soporte social de la autonomía del practicante sobre el mediador relación con los demás, éste sobre la motivación intrínseca, éste sobre el disfrute, y por último, se comprobó la predicción del disfrute sobre el motivo fitness/salud. Se utilizó una muestra de 682 practicantes de actividade...

Para avanzar en el conocimiento de las razones de práctica de las mujeres comprometidas con una actividad y contribuir a la disminución de las altas tasas de mujeres sedentarias, este trabajo estudia los motivos de práctica de mujeres practicantes versus no practicantes, con una muestra de 197 y 164 mujeres, respectivamente. Con una muestra de 328...

To advance the understanding of the practical reasons for women engaged in physical activity and help to reduce the high rates of sedentary women, this article examines the reasons behind physically active women versus non-physically active women, with a sample of 197 and 164 women, respectively. With a sample of 328 women, the psychometric propert...

La motivación intrínseca en un entorno social adecuado puede optimizar el desarrollo físico-deportivo en mujeres. Preocupados por el ello, el objetivo de este estudio fue comprobar el poder de predicción del estilo controlador y la satisfacción de las necesidades psicológicas básicas sobre la motivación intrínseca. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 3...

Este estudio se planteó como objetivo analizar algunos factores que influyen en la percepción de la tasa de ejercicio de estudiantes adolescentes españoles tomando como marco la teoría de la acción planeada (Ajzen, 1991). Participaron 698 estudiantes en clases de educación física que completaron el Cuestionario de la teoría de la conducta planeada...

This study analyzes some factors that influence the perceived rate of exercise among Spanish adolescent students, using the theorical framework of the Theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991). Participants were 698 physical education students who completed the questionnaires of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the Habitual Physical Activity...

This investigation examined the relationship between implicit ability beliefs and self-determined motivation. The sample was comprised of 775 young athletes between the ages of 12 and 17 competing at national level in Spain. The participants completed the Spanish version of the Conceptions of the Nature of Athletic Ability Questionnaire (CNAAQ-2) a...

En los últimos años, la teoría de la autodeterminación ha resultado de gran utilidad en la comprensión de los aspectos relacionados con el compromiso de la práctica deportiva. No obstante, pese a que los resultados de los estudios en el contexto físico-deportivo señalan que la motivación intrínseca se relaciona con consecuencias positivas a nivel a...

This study was conducted toward the objective of analyzing certain factors that influence physical activity in Spanish adolescent students using self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985; 2000) as a framework. Participants included 698 physical education students whose perception of the autonomy support provided by their teachers was assessed in...

The aim of this study was to establish motivational profiles for doing physical activity according to the variables from the theory of planned action in a sample of 698 students aged 14 to 16. The instruments used were the Questionnaire of Behavioral Regulation in Sport (BRQ-R) and the Questionnaire of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TCP). Cluster...

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of motivational climate intervention task on sports ability beliefs, self-determined motivation and boredom in physical education classes. We used a sample of students in the sixth grade of primary school, aged between 11 and 12 years (M = 11.53, SD = 0.50), which was divided into an experimental gro...

This study examined the relationship between different types of feed-back and avoidmg the teachers communication bamers with students and intrinsic motivation in physical education classes. Students (n = 214) completed a set of questionnaires that assessed the perception of the teacher feedback, the use of communication strategies to overcome the b...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the strategies of verbal communication, nonverbal communication and avoidance of communication barriers that shows the physical education teacher on the intrinsic motivation of their students. 214 students of Compulsory Secondary Education in physical education classes participated in the study. The Commu...

The purpose of this study, based on the self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) was to test the prediction power of student's responsibility, psychological mediators, intrinsic motivation and the importance attached to physical education in the intention to continue to practice some form of physical activity and/or sport, and the possible rel...

El objetivo de este estudio fue relacionar las estrategias de comunicación verbal, comunicación no verbal y evitación de las barreras de la comunicación del profesorado de Educación Física con la motivación intrínseca del alumnado. Participaron 214 estudiantes de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria en clases de Educación Física. Se diseñaron y validar...

The aim of this study was to test the relationship between integrative motivation and practice motives in participants of physical exercise according to frequency and type of practice carried out. 358 subjects participated in fitness rooms doing directed exercises and bodybuilding exercises. We measured integrative motivation and practice motives....

El objetivo del trabajo fue comprobar el poder de predicción de las diferentes estrategias de feed-back que el docente utilizaba sobre el apoyo a la autonomía percibido en el alumnado de educación física. Para ello, se empleó una muestra de 423 estudiantes de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria a los que se les pasaron las escalas de Apoyo a la Autono...

The objective of this ex post facto study was to test the relationship between different motives to practice sport, perceived competence, self-perceived image and some healthy life styles like rate of exercise and nutrition. The sample comprised 282 adolescent students aged 15 to 20 years, responding to different questionnaires evaluating the above...

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between different variables adjusted to a healthy lifestyle, and the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs in adolescence. 282 students between 15 and 20 years of age participated in the study. They were administered different questionnaires to evaluate habitual physical activity, perc...

The purpose of this study was to test a motivational model on the links between situational and dispositional motivation and self-reported indiscipline/discipline based on the achievement goals theory. The model postulates that a task-involving motivational climate facilitates self-reported discipline, either directly or mediated by task orientatio...

This study analyzed the prevelence of the prosocial behaviour and its relationship with two indexes of academic achievement, school records and repeating a school year, in a sample of 2022 Spanish students (51.1% boys) of compulsory secondary education. The prosocial behaviour was measured with the Prosocial Behaviour scale of the Teenage Inventory...

Este estudio analizó la prevalencia de la conducta prosocial y su relación con dos indicadores del rendimiento académico, calificaciones escolares y repetir un curso académico, en una muestra de 2022 estudiantes españoles (51.1% chicos) de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria. La conducta prosocial fue medida con la escala de Conducta Prosocial del Tee...

Title: Relations between parenting styles, temperament and social adjust- ment in childhood: A review. Abstract: The objective of this work is to review theorically the main variables that are affecting child social development. Tradicionally, social adjustment study has relied upon unidirectional influence that the parents have as socialization ag...

The objective of this work is to review theorically the main variables that are affecting child social development. Tradicionally, social adjustment study has relied upon unidirectional influence that the parents have as socialization agents. However, this position has generated several criticisms about its severe inflexibility, because other varia...