@misc{10481/52698,
year = {2018},
month = {2},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/52698},
abstract = {Background: Different authors have established that each type of motivation to sports
can favor healthy habits in men and women, being important to promote more self-determined
motivations. (2) Methods: The present study was designed to assess selected psychometric properties
of the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire and study the relationship between
motivational climate, physical activity and gender in adolescents. Research was conducted with a
sample of 2134 Spanish children (12.5   1.4 years). (3) Results: The final scale was formed of two
factors. The fit of factor 1 (ego climate) was 0.867, the fit for factor 2 was 0.851 (task climate) and
the overall fit was 0.765. Structural equation modelling identified a negative relationship between
ego climate and task climate. This relationship was strong in women. A direct relationship was
found between the ego climate and task climate in relation to physical activity in men and women.
Nevertheless, this positive relationship was stronger in men. (4) Conclusions: PMCSQ-2 test is a good
instrument to measure the motivation towards sports practice. Moreover, it is important to promote
adaptive types of motivation in physical education classes in order to generate pleasure for learning
and long-term physical activity engagement.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Physical activity},
keywords = {Sport},
keywords = {Motivation},
keywords = {Gender},
title = {Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire and Its Relationship to Physical Activity and Gender Using Structural Equation Modelling},
doi = {10.3390/su10030632},
author = {Zurita Ortega, Félix and Castro Sánchez, Manuel and Chacón Cuberos, Ramón and Cachón Zagalaz, Javier and Cofré Bolados, Cristian and Knox, Emily and Muros Molina, José Joaquín},
}