The Relationship between Physical Self-Efficacy and Goal- Orientation with Physical Activity Enjoyment in Adolescents

Abstract

The present study has been conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between physical selfefficacy and goal orientation with physical activity enjoyment in adolescent girls and boys. Participants in this study were 584 adolescent girls and boys (aged 15 on average) from Tehran, Isfahan and Ghazvin provinces of Iran. Measurement tools for the study included Ryckman's physical Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, Duda's Goal Orientation Questionnaire and Motl's Questionnaire of Physical Activity Enjoyment. For data analysis, Pearson's correlation coefficient, multivariate ANOVA and multivariate regression were used (P<0.05). Findings of the study showed positive significant correlation between perceived physical ability, Physical Self-Presentation Confidence, task-orientation, ego-orientation with enjoyment of physical activity. In the micro-scale of physical activity enjoyment, significant difference was observed between girls and boys. Results of multivariate regression showed significance of the model. Findings revealed that by improving physical self-efficacy and goal orientation in adolescents, enjoyment of physical activity can be increased and thus, physical activity boredom can be reduced and finally, increased physical activity enjoyment can be considered a factor in increasing physical activity participation and adherence to it in adolescents.