Ahmed, M.D.; Al Salim, Z. Provision of Quality Physical Education to Enhance the Motive of Physical Activity and Its Underlying Behavior among University Students. Heliyon 2024, e25152, doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25152.
Ahmed, M.D.; Al Salim, Z. Provision of Quality Physical Education to Enhance the Motive of Physical Activity and Its Underlying Behavior among University Students. Heliyon 2024, e25152, doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25152.
Ahmed, M.D.; Al Salim, Z. Provision of Quality Physical Education to Enhance the Motive of Physical Activity and Its Underlying Behavior among University Students. Heliyon 2024, e25152, doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25152.
Ahmed, M.D.; Al Salim, Z. Provision of Quality Physical Education to Enhance the Motive of Physical Activity and Its Underlying Behavior among University Students. Heliyon 2024, e25152, doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25152.
Abstract
Background: Physical activity (PA) has paramount importance for achieving good health and an active lifestyle among university students. Quality physical education (QPE) program ensures the attainment of sustainability in PA. Motivation can be considered a critical factor in promoting PA in students. However, motivation alone cannot bring inclusivity unless quality aspects are not being incorporated thoughtfully into physical education (PE) programs.
Aims: As such this study aimed at examining three research questions: i) do the motive of PA participation can be enhanced through the quality provision of PE programs in university settings ii) does the quality provision of PE help promote sustainable PA among adolescents? and iii) whether or not this carry-over process is influenced by gender.
Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited N = 610 (male = 467) & female = 143) university students. Students who studied PE as one of their course subjects were only included in this study. They participated in > 27 different sports and had a mean age of 20.76 (SD = 3.47) years and a mean of 4.70 (SD = 4.93) years of athletic experience. Descriptive (mean, SD) statistics, Pearson’s correlation, and regression analysis were used to meet the objectives. To examine the variables’ differences in gender, data were then computed using a 2 (Gender) by 2 (Type of Sport: Individual vs. Team) MANCOVA, with the covariate being age.
Results: The factors provided sound reliability scores and highlighted positive correlations between QPE and exercise needs satisfaction. However, the factors lacked establishing correlations with PA. The perceived competence for exercise needs satisfaction reported differences in sexes, with the male being scored higher. Furthermore, QPE did not show any significant differences in gender. In comparison to females, males showed higher mean scores in the PA.
Conclusion: The provision of QPE is identified as a pivotal factor in determining the competence of exercise satisfaction among students. QPE provision was adequate in the university, however, it could not promote PA among females as expected.
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