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How young people’s perceptions of their physical education lessons and social skills varied in terms of sociodemographic features. The case of a rural area of China 

  04/12/2023 18:20


Primo L, González-Hernández J, Yang Y and Lopez de Subijana C (2023) How young people’s perceptions of their physical education lessons and social skills varied in terms of sociodemographic features. The case of a rural area of China. Front. Educ. 8:1265793. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1265793

aim of this study was to examine whether motivation, support, basic-needs satisfaction, and social skills in physical education lessons differed among Chinese secondary students from rural areas depending on their sociodemographic profiles. Two hundred and seven students enrolled in a camp organized by a non-profit organization in Chengdu province (15.8 ± 0.8 years, 74% female and 26% male) completed validated Chinese versions of the pertinent questionnaires. Appropriate social skills were perceived higher by women that by men (z = 2.2; p = 0.014; r = 0.16). Inappropriate social skills (z = 2.9; p = 0.021; r = 0.22) were perceived higher among those students with lower annual home income (50,000 yuan or less). Perceived autonomy support (z = 2.9; p = 0.002; r = 0.20), basic-needs satisfaction (z = 2.9; p = 0.002; r = 0.20), and physical-education motivation (z = 4.2; p < 0.001; r = 0.30) were higher among students who practiced physical activity or sport outside school. Students who practiced during their physical-education team-sports lessons reported higher motivation for physical education (z = 2.9; p = 0.002; r = 0.20) than those who practiced individual sports. The findings from this study are relevant to practitioners who work with students from these underprivileged rural areas.

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