Browsing by Subject "Enjoyment"

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    A perceção de divertimento em jovens, adultos e idosos: um estudo comparativo
    (Murcia: Servicio de publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia, 2020) Rodrigues, Felipe; Cid, Luís; Forte, Pedro; Gonçalves, Carlos; Machado, Sérgio; Neiva, Henrique; Teixeira, Diogo; Monteiro, Diogo
    Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a perceção de divertimento em diferentes grupos etários, nomeadamente entre jovens, adultos e idosos. Acrescido, analisámos os efeitos diretos e indiretos na relação da motivação intrínseca, do divertimento e da intenção, de forma a compreender a validade preditiva do divertimento na intenção de continuar na prática de atividade física. Métodos: Participaram ao todo 425 indivíduos Portugueses praticantes de atividade física regular. Todos os participantes preencheram o questionário online tendo em consideração todas as variáveis em análise.Resultados: Os resultados da análise do modelo de medida evidenciam que este apresentou ser invariante entre as faixas etárias. Tal como teoricamente proposto, o divertimento demonstrou ser um preditor significativo da intenção e uma consequência de maiores níveis de motivação intrínseca. Conclusão: A escala utilizada na medição da perceção de divertimento demonstra ser um instrumento fiável, ao qual é equivalente tanto para jovens, como para adultos e idosos. O divertimento deve ser medido e considerado como variável chave na análise dos níveis de atividade física reportados por indivíduos em diferentes faixas etárias.
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    Clima motivacional y diversión en el deporte: el papel mediador de la regulación conductual
    (Universidad de Murcia: servicio de publicaciones, 2025) Perez Garcia, José Alberto; Morquecho-Sánchez, Raquel; Ramirez-Nava, Rúben; Monteiro, Diogo; Jacinto, Miguel; Morales-Sánchez, Verónica; Hernández-Mendo, António; Sin departamento asociado
    Behavioral regulation serves as a critical explanatory mechanism in understanding how motivational climate impacts enjoyment, reinforcing the importance of fostering task-involving environments to enhance athletes’ motivation and overall sport experience, particularly in enjoyment. The aim of the study was to analyze the mediating role of behavioral regulation in the relationship between motivational climate (task-involving and ego-involving) and enjoyment in sport. The study involved 294 soccer players (153 males and 141 females) aged between 15 and 19 (M= 14.55; SD= 1.71). The Motivational Climate Sport Youth Scale was used to assess the motivational climate, the Sport Motivation Scale-II to assess behavioral regulation and the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale to assess enjoyment. A mediation analysis was conducted to examine the role of behavioral regulation in the relationship between motivational climate and enjoyment. The results indicated that a task-involving motivational climate is associated with higher levels of autonomous motivation (r= .681; p≤.001), which in turn is related to greater enjoyment (r= .175; p≤.001). On the other hand, an ego-involving climate is associated with non-self-determined motivation (r= .657; p≤.001) and lower enjoyment (r= -.357; p≤.001). Autonomous motivation significantly mediated the relationship between task-involving climate and enjoyment (β = .38; 95% CI= .201, .575). The study reinforces the importance of promoting task-involving motivational climates to foster autonomous motivation and increase enjoyment in athletes. Autonomous motivation seems to play a mediating role in the relationship between motivational climate and enjoyment
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    Comparison of motivational factors between the practice of sports of nature, competitive adventure and leisure
    (Murcia: Servicio de publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia, 2020) Brandão, António; Frontini, Roberta; Peixoto, Diogo; Fernandes, Daniel; Clemente, Filipe Manuel
    The main aim of this study was to compare sports practitioners of a competitive and leisure nature sports regarding their motivations for prac-tice. The sample consisted of 631 adults (504 men and 127 women) who practiced nature and adventure sports. Participants answered an assessment protocol composed of a sociodemographic form and the Exercise Motiva-tion Inventory - 2 (EMI-2) questionnaire. Among leisure and competition practitioners, variations were analyzed using standardized effect size dif-ferences (ES) with 90% Confidence Interval (CI). The following scale was used to interpret the magnitude effect: <0,2, trivial; 0,2-0,6, small; 0,6-1,2, moderate; > 1,2, large. The probabilities were tested considering the smallest worthwhile changes (SW, 0,2 x between SD subjects). The following scale was used for qualitative probabilities: 25-75%, possibly; 75-95%, likely; 95-99% very likely; e> 99% almost certain. Differences in variables were tested regarding the following factors: Social Recognition, Positive Health, Weight, Stress Management, Revitalisation, Enjoyment, Challenge, Af-filiation, Competition, Health Pressures, Health Avoidance, Appearance, Strength & Endurance and Nimbleness. Only the variables Enjoyment and Competition had moderate magnitude when comparing leisure to competitive practitioners. When comparing within gender, we found that the variable Competition is more noticeable in females compared to leisure having a probability of almost certain with large magnitude on the Enjoy-ment variable -29.2% [-36.8;-20.6]; ES: -2.17 [-2.89;-1.45] and competition -50.7% [-60.6;-38.4]; ES: -1.52 [-2.00;-1.04]. Understanding the motives that fit the practice of a particular sport is essential to tailor a strategy and make sports plans more appealing and interesting for their practitioners. The Enjoyment and Competition factors were the most significant, which influenced the gender differences between and when comparing the profile of leisure and competitors.
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    Enjoyment and anxiety: poetry and digital multimodal compositions in Spanish as a foreign language teaching
    (Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Venice University Press , 2024-07-29) Torre Sánchez, Ángel de la; Lengua Española y Lingüistica General; Facultades de la UMU::Facultad de Letras
    This article presents an empirical study exploring the impact of positive psychology incorporation in Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) classrooms, focusing on haiku and digital multimodal composition. The research investigates whether teach‑ ing experiences based on digital multimodal compositions and poetic skills enhance students’ enjoyment in the SFL classroom. The study used an online questionnaire with quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. It highlights the potential of literature teaching, digital multimodal composition, and positive psychology in SFL classrooms, offering valuable insights for further exploration to enhance students’ enjoy‑ ment and learning experiences
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    La experiencia de disfrute y su contribución a la realización personal en jóvenes estudiantes
    (Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones, 2022) Schmidt, Vanina; Molina, María Fernanda; Celsi, Ignacio; Corti, Juan Facundo
    El disfrute a través de las actividades tiene un importante impacto en el desarrollo positivo de los jóvenes. El objetivo general de este trabajo es conocer las características del disfrute en jóvenes estudiantes y su relación con el sentido de realización personal. Método. Participaron 839 estudiantes secundarios y universitarios (63.9% femenino) de 13 a 30 años (M=18.40; DE=4.82) del Área Metropolitana Bonaerense (AMBA)/Argentina. Instrumentos: Escala de Disfrute en la Actividad (EDA), Escala de Realización Personal (ESAR) y un cuestionario sociodemográfico. Análisis de datos: Se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio (AFE), se estudió la fiabilidad de los factores, se realizaron pruebas t y ANOVAs para las diferencias entre grupos, correlación de Pearson y regresión lineal simple. Resultados: El AFE arrojó dos factores que explican el 66.6% de la varianza. El disfrute puede conocerse a través de dos subescalas: afecto positivo e involucramiento. Las actividades que más disfrutan son las físico-deportivas, artísticas y sociales. Los varones presentan más involucramiento que las mujeres y los estudiantes secundarios presentan más involucramiento que los/as jóvenes de nivel universitario. El disfrute predice el sentido de realización personal. Estudios futuros permitirán conocer la capacidad del disfrute para predecir parámetros de salud y bienestar en población joven.
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    Motivaciones e intención de visita en la zona arqueológica de Calixtlahuaca, México
    (Escuela Universitaria de Turismo. Universidad de Murcia, 2020) Reza Vilchis, Marco Antonio; Jiménez Ruiz, Andrea Edurne; Delgado Cruz, Alejandro
    El objetivo es analizar la influencia de las motivaciones sobre la intención de visita en la zona arqueológica de Calixtlahuaca, Estado de México. Para ello, se aplicó una encuesta a 395 visitantes y se empleó la modelación de ecuaciones estructurales por mínimos cuadrados parciales (PLS -SEM) para someter a prueba las hipótesis de investigación. Los resultados muestran que las motivaciones de disfrute, accesibilidad y por atributos del lugar no son sufici entes para lograr una intención de visita efectiva. Por el contrario, se evidencia que las motivaciones culturales tienen un efecto mediador entre este tipo de motivaciones con la intención de visita. Por ende, al ser una zona arqueológica se requiere que los aspectos de conocimiento, prehistoria, desarrollo personal y de riqueza cultural sean más fuertes para conseguir que las personas tengan la disposición de desplazamiento y deseen repetir su experiencia, incluso acompañados por otros.
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    Physical fitness perception and physical education enjoyment in 11- to 12-year-old children
    (MDPI, 2022-12-28) Borrego Balsalobre, Francisco José; Cavas García, Francisco; Díaz Suárez, Arturo; Martínez Moreno, Alfonso; Actividad Física y Deporte
    Childhood motor competence plays a fundamental role in long-term adherence to physical activity. Enjoyment levels and self-perception of physical fitness increase motivation, commitment, and participation in physical activity. The objective of this study was to assess the body mass index (BMI), weight percentile, health status, physical fitness, and enjoyment levels of physical activity. A sample of 138 persons, of whom 67 were males and 71 females, with a mean BMI of 20.04 (2.35) answered the questionnaires Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale and the International Fitness Scale–self-report of physical fitness in young people. Tests were administered to measure functional fitness and anthropometric characteristics. Statistical analysis included calculation of Cronbach’s alpha, ANOVA and Pearson’s bivariate test correlations. The data indicate the reliability of the International Fitness Scale. No significant differences by gender were observed for the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale. The BMI showed that significant positive correlations with 20 m sprint scores (p < 0.001, r = 0.367) and significant negative correlations with 6-minute lap scores (p < 0.001, r = −0.360) could be caused by an older physiological age. The overall physical fitness level of the children was medium-high, with most of the children enjoying physical education classes and slightly higher enjoyment values for males 40.88 (5.42) than females 40.31 (6.16).
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    Relación entre clima empowering y diversión en pitchers de béisbol: el papel moderador de la motivación autónoma
    (Murcia: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia, 2019) Gutiérrez-García, Pablo; López-Walle, Jeanette M.; Tomás, Inés; Tristán, José; Balaguer, Isabel
    Tomando como base la conceptualización jerárquica y multidimensional del clima motivacional, propuesto por Duda (2013), el objetivo de este estudio fue poner a prueba el papel moderador de la motivación autónoma en la relación entre la percepción del clima empowering creado por el entrenador y la diversión en la práctica deportiva en pitchers de béisbol. Participaron 97 pitchers Mexicanos (M edad = 14.12, DT = 1.09) pertenecientes a 39 equipos de 10 Ligas de Hermosillo, Sonora, México. Las variables psicológicas fueron evaluadas con las versiones adaptadas al contexto mexicano del Cuestionario de Clima Motivacional Empowering y Disempowering creado por el entrenador (EDMCQ-C), la Escala de Motivación en el Deporte (SMS-II), y la escala de Satisfacción Intrínseca en el Deporte (SSI). Los resultados del modelo de regresión de moderación rodados con PROCESS indicaron que: la motivación autónoma modera la relación entre el clima empowering y la diversión (B = -.15, p < .05), concretamente, para valores altos de motivación autónoma la relación entre clima empowering y diversión fue nula, pasando a ser esta relación positiva y significativa para valores de motivación autónoma inferiores a 2.05. En conclusión, la motivación autónoma modera la relación entre la percepción del clima empowering creado por el entrenador y la diversión en la práctica de pitchers de béisbol.