Motivation for physical activity during PE classes at different stages of education: Polish adaptation and psychometric verification of Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire 2
Motivation for physical activity during PE classes at different stages of education: Polish adaptation and psychometric verification of Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire 2
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Wojtowicz, Agnieszka
Banasik, Marlena
Szalewski, Jacek
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2025-07-17
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Studies in Sport Humanities
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33
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15-25
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2300-6412
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Problem statement: Motivation to participate in Physical Education classes (PE) is one of the key factors determining a young person’s active lifestyle later on in their life. The aim of the study was a Polish adaptation and psychometric verifi cation of the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire 2 developed by Markland and Tobin to measure motivation for participating in physical exercise, but also to adapt it to measure motivation for PE classes. The level of motivation to take part in PE was checked for sex, stage of education, and participation in professional sports activity. Approach: The sample consisted of 1255 primary, middle and secondary school students (56% girls, Mage=14.76±2.43). EFA, CFA, correlation and reliability analysis, as well as comparisons across groups were performed. Results: Exploratory and confi rmatory factor analyses showed that the structure of the BREQ 2-WF is consistent with the assumptions of Self-Determination Theory, and the Polish version of the tool obtained a reliability which permits its application to research and diagnostic purposes. It was also found that while the stage of education increased, the level of autonomous forms of motivation to exercise during PE classes decreased, with the level of amotivation increasing at the same time. The boys and students who participated in professional sports exhibited higher levels of autonomous motivation than the girls and physically inactive students. Conclusions: The results indicate the need to revise PE teaching methods, in particular at higher education stages. It is worth considering the promotion of the tool among PE teachers to facilitate students’ motivation for physical activity.
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motivation
SDT
BREQ
physical education
physical activity
SDT
BREQ
physical education
physical activity
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Sustainable Development Goals
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