The Influence of Perceived Teacher-Student Congruence on Students’ Satisfaction in Physical Education

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to adapt the Leadership Scale for Sports (LSS; Chelladurai & Saleh, 1980) to physical education (PE) classes, for measuring teacher behavior by taking consideration of the perspectives of students and teachers. We moreover examined the influence of teacher behavior and the perceived teacher-student congruence on the satisfaction of students. Two cross-sectional studies, an online survey with PE teachers and a school study where students responded to a questionnaire assessing students' perception and the preferred teacher behavior and teachers fill in a self-description form regarding their own