Motivación hacia la práctica de Educación Física y necesidades psicológicas básicas en adolescentes

Abstract

In recent years, a lack of motivation toward Physical Education practice has been observed among adolescents, which causes their basic psychological needs to remain unmet. Therefore, this research aimed to identify the types of motivation toward Physical Education practice and basic psychological needs in adolescents. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. The Motivation in Physical Education Questionnaire and the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale were applied. The sample consisted of n=73 adolescents from the “Luis Rogelio González” Educational Unit, aged between 15 and 18 years. It was determined that the identified regulation is mostly present in the study sample, with the dimension, “relationship with others” standing out. Furthermore, a significant correlation was found between the three dimensions (intrinsic, introjected, and identified) and the three basic psychological needs. It is concluded that teaching and learning processes are more satisfactory when high levels of self-determined motivation are maintained that satisfy the Basic Psychological Needs (BPN). Keywords: motivation, adolescents, Physical Education, basic psychological needs