期刊
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
卷 14, 期 3, 页码 371-378出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.12.007
关键词
Imagery; Children; Active play; Basic needs theory
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to examine how children's use of imagery in their active play can facilitate Deci and Ryan's (2002) three basic psychological needs (i.e., competence, relatedness, and autonomy) in their active play. A secondary purpose was to examine the content of children's mental images associated with their active play. Design: Focus Groups. Method: One hundred and four participants (male and female) aged 7-14 years old were recruited from various summer camps. Results: The results indicated children use active play imagery and their use of imagery facilitates the satisfaction of the three basic needs (i.e., imagery -> behaviour -> need satisfaction). With respect to autonomy, children imaged activities that are their favourite, enjoyable, and they do often. For relatedness they imaged friends, family, and others (e.g., professional athletes), while for competence they imaged themselves being good at the activity. Age and gender differences emerged for relatedness and competence. Furthermore, the content of children's images included when participants imaged as well as the speed of their images (i.e., slow motion, real time, or fast). Conclusion: These findings may enable the development of imagery interventions to increase children's motivation to be physically active. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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