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Life Skills Development and Well-Being in Physical Education: The Role of the Teaching Climate LO RC A N C RO N IN – ED G E HILL UNIV ERSITY JUSTIN E A LLEN – UNIV ERSITY O F STIRLING C LA IRE M ULV EN N A – UNIV ERSITY O F BO LTO N PA UL RUSSELL – PRO FESSIO NA L G A M E M A TC H O FFIC IA LS LTD .

I ntro duc tio n Is physic a l e duc a tion (PE ) of be ne fit to young pe ople ?

I ntro duc tio n  T hro ug ho ut the wo rld, the pe rso na l de ve lo pme nt o f stude nts is se e n a s a ke y c urric ula r a im o f PE (Ha rdma n, 2011)  PE ha s b e e n pro po se d a s a n ide a l se tting fo r the de ve lo pme nt o f life skills (Go uda s, 2010)  c a n he lp yo ung pe o ple de ve lo p the Ce r tain type s of PE fo llo wing life skills: te a mwo rk, g o a l se tting , c o mmunic a tio n, so c ia l skills, le a de rship, pro b le m so lving a nd de c isio n ma king (Dyso n, Griffin, & Ha stie , 2004; Smithe r & Zhu, 2011; Go uda s & Gia nno udis, 2008)

I ntro duc tio n  PE a lso ha s a po sitive e ffe c t o n yo ung pe o ple ’ s psyc ho lo g ic a l we ll-b e ing (Ba ile y, 2012)  T e a c he rs pla y a ke y ro le in yo ung pe o ple s’ de ve lo pme nt within PE (Ba ile y e t a l., 2013)  pose of this study: inve stig a te the re la tio nships b e twe e n the Pur te a c hing c lima te , pa rtic ipa nts’ life skills de ve lo pme nt within PE , a nd the ir psyc ho lo g ic a l we ll-b e ing

Be nso n & Sa ito ’ s (2001) F ra me wo rk T e ac hing Climate  T e a c he r a uto no my suppo rt L ife Skills De ve lopme nt  T e a mwo rk  L e a de rship  Co mmunic a tio n  So c ia l skills  Go a l se tting  T ime ma na g e me nt  Pro b le m so lving  E mo tio na l skills  T otal life skills Psyc hologic al We ll- Be ing  Se lf-e ste e m  Po sitive a ffe c t  Sa tisfa c tio n with life

Me tho d 294 PE Stude nts Ma le s ( n = 204) & a g e d 11–18 ye a rs fe ma le s ( n = 90) ( M a g e = 13.7 ye a rs) Pa rtic ipa nts Ave ra g e o f 2.4 37% pla ye d spo rt ho urs o f PE pe r o utside o f PE we e k

Me a sure s t – Spo rt Clima te Que stio nna ire (De c i, 2001) T e ac he r autonomy suppor 6-ite m ve rsio n • Strongly Neutral Strongly disagree agree I feel that my teacher provides me 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 with choices and options. I feel understood by my teacher. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Alpha c oe ffic ie nts = .95

Me a sure s ife skills de ve lopme nt – L ife Skills Sc a le fo r Spo rt (Cro nin & Alle n, 2017) L 43 ite ms a sse ssing the e ig ht life skills liste d e a rlie r • PE classes have taught me to… Not at all A little Some A lot Very much Work well within a team/ group 1 2 3 4 5 Set specific goals 1 2 3 4 5 Speak clearly to others 1 2 3 4 5 Organise team/group members to 1 2 3 4 5 work together Alpha c oe ffic ie nts = .87 to .97 ial validity = suppo rte d via CF A, E SE M a nd b ifa c to r a na lysis F ac tor

Me a sure s Se lf- e ste e m – Se lf-De sc riptio n Que stio nna ire I I (Ma rsh e t a l., 1985) 10 ite ms • False Mostly More false More true Mostly True false than true than false true Most things I do, I do well. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Positive affe c t – PANAS (Wa tso n e t a l., 1988) 10 ite ms • Very slightly A little Moderately Quite a bit Extremely In general, I feel… or not at all Interested 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfac tion with life – Sa tisfa c tio n With L ife Sc a le (Die ne r e t a l., 1985) 5 ite ms • Strongly Disagree Slightly Neither agree Slightly Agree Strongly disagree disagree or disagree agree agree I am satisfied with life 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Alpha c oe ffic ie nts = .84 to .93

Re sults

Me a n Sc o re s Strongly Neutral Strongly disagree agree T e ac he r autonomy suppor t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Not at all A little Some A lot Very much T e amwor k 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Communic ation 1 2 3 4 5 Soc ial skills 1 2 3 4 5 L e ade r ship 1 2 3 4 5 Goal se tting 1 2 3 4 5 T ime manage me nt Pr oble m solving 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 E motional skills 1 2 3 4 5 T otal life skills

Me a n Sc o re s False Mostly More false More true Mostly True false than true than false true Se lf- e ste e m 1 2 3 4 5 6 Very slightly A little Moderately Quite a bit Extremely or not at all Positive affe c t 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Disagree Slightly Neither agree Slightly Agree Strongly disagree disagree or disagree agree agree L ife satisfac tion 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Me dia tio n (All L ife Skills) β ra ng e = .19 to .29 T e amwor k Go a l se tting Se lf-e ste e m T ime manage me nt E mo tio na l skills T e a c he r Po sitive a uto no my a ffe c t suppo rt Co mmunic a tio n Sa tisfa c tio n with life So c ia l skills β ra ng e = .21 to .34 L e ade r ship Pro b le m so lving

Me dia tio n (T o ta l L ife Skills) β = .19 T o ta l life skills β = .28 Se lf-e ste e m β = .64 T e a c he r Po sitive a uto no my a ffe c t suppo rt β = .38 β range = .13 to .27 Sa tisfa c tio n with life T otal life skills me diate d the r e lationships be twe e n te ac he r autonomy suppor t and se lf- e ste e m, positive affe c t, and satisfac tion with life

Disc ussio n Ke y F indings  PE a llo ws stude nts to de ve lo p ‘ so me ’ life skills  T e a c he r a uto no my suppo rt is re la te d to stude nt’ s life skills de ve lo pme nt a nd psyc ho lo g ic a l we ll-b e ing  T o ta l life skills de ve lo pme nt is re la te d to stude nt’ s psyc ho lo g ic a l we ll-b e ing Pr ac tic al Applic ation  T e a c he rs sho uld pro vide stude nts with c ho ic e in PE , liste n to the ir o pinio ns, a llo w the m to wo rk inde pe nde ntly, e tc .  T e a c he rs sho uld strive to de ve lo p multiple life skills in the ir stude nts L imitations  Ca usa lity c o uld no t b e e sta b lishe d  Une ve n g e nde r split

F uture Re se a rc h 1. L ongitudinal 3. Othe r Ar e as 2. L ife Skills Studie s Pr ogr amme s

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