Perceções discentes sobre a escola e a educação física: influências na prática de atividade física

Abstract

This study analyzed the relationships hypothesized by the Theory of Achievement Objectives in physical education classes and school satisfaction in the prediction of attitudes (the taste for physical activity and self-efficacy) and the level of physical activity of adolescents from two secondary schools. 624 adolescents (326 boys) participated, aged between 14 and 17 years old from two schools in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Several questionnaires were used as an instrument. Linear regression analysis stratified by school was performed, testing three models hierarchically. Most students did not meet the recommendations for physical activity (<60 min / day) and showed moderate effectiveness, with no significant difference between schools. There was a difference between schools regarding the taste for physical activity (p = 0.001), school satisfaction (p = 0.007), the mastery objective (p <.001), the social approval objective (p = 0.002), the mastery climate (p <0.001) and the performance-approximation climate (0.001). In conclusion, the model that included the motivational climate, school satisfaction and achievement objectives, proved to be the most adequate to predict the physical activity of students from both schools.