Auto-eficacia motriz, educación física y actividad física en adolescentes brasileños y españoles / Motor Self-Efficacy, Physical Education and Physical Activity in Brazilian and Spanish Adolescents

Abstract

The research studies the relationship among frequency of physical activity, perceived motor self-efficacy and satisfaction with PE lessons and teachers in two cultures: Brazil and Spain. Four scales were applied to 2,017 Spanish and 1,119 Brazilian adolescents (age 14.22±1.73). Results show low frequency of physical activity and significant relationships among the studied variables (p<0.01). Motor self-efficacy is the factor with the highest explanatory power of frequent physical activity (R²=0.223 for Brazil and R²=0.226 for Spain). PE teachers could raise perceived self-efficacy if they applied a suitable approach. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR