THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMPETENCE, AUTONOMY, AND RELATEDNESS SATISFACTION AND DISINTEREST IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ABSTRACT: This study shows causes for the lack of interest of sixth and ninth-grade students in physical education classes based on the satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs (BPN) and by the interpretation of reasons given by students for being apart of subject classes. The sequential mixed method was used. The sample of the initial phase of quantitative characteristics (extensive) was composed of 153 students, followed by the intensive phase of qualitative nature, which had 12 students. The result shows that girls feel less attended to their BPN compared to boys, in sixth grade, with an emphasis on the competence dimension, expanding to autonomy and relatedness in the ninth grade. In line with the research objectives, this study indicates that lack of ability (competence), lack of diversification of contents beyond popular coletive sports (competence/autonomy), and lack of opportunities to participate in decision-making (autonomy) are some of the reasons that lead to students to develop disinterest in physical education classes.

摘要：本研究基于基本心理需求（Basic Psychological Needs，BPN）的满足状况，并结合学生对参与体育课程的动因阐释，探究六年级与九年级学生对体育课程缺乏兴趣的成因。本研究采用序列混合研究方法：初始量化阶段（广域样本）共纳入153名学生，随后开展质性密集阶段研究，纳入12名学生。研究结果显示，六年级女生相较于男生，其基本心理需求的满足程度更低，且该差异主要集中于能力胜任维度；到九年级时，该差异则扩展至自主性与关联感维度。契合本研究目标，本研究指出，能力胜任感缺失、除热门集体运动外缺乏多样化教学内容（影响能力与自主性维度）、缺乏参与决策的机会（影响自主性维度），是导致学生对体育课程缺乏兴趣的部分成因。