Psychological satisfaction in physical education, self-efficacy, fundamental motor skills with physical activity among Indonesian adolescent girls after the covid-19 pandemic: a correlational study
Alek Oktadinata(a*), Herman Subarjah (b), Komarudin (b), Yusuf Hidayat (b)

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Abstract

Background and objectives: Physical Education (PE) classes are one of the most strategic media to promote and intervene in increasing levels of physical activity (PA) to improve adolescent health. However, low levels of psychological satisfaction in physical education classes (PE satisfaction), low basic movement skills and self-efficacy in sports can act as moderators of physical activity levels. Considering these aspects, this study aims to propose a theoretical model of multivariate relationship to verify the relationship between PE satisfaction, self-efficacy, fundamental movement skills and PA level focused on adolescent girls.
Methods: A cross-sectional study with 305 adolescent girls aged 11-17 from eight secondary schools in Jambi City. Several questionnaires were applied to measure the research variables. Theoretical/statistical support of the structural equation model was evaluated according to fit parameters and relationship strength.
Results: indicators of age, fundamental movement skills and level of self-efficacy are mediators of the relationship between PE satisfaction and PA levels.
Conclusion: There is a positive but not direct relationship between PE satisfaction and the level of physical activity in adolescent girls at a younger age. It was identified that basic movement skills were the main mediator factors for all relationships beneficial to adolescent health in the multivariate model. This means that adolescents with good basic motor skills show greater PE satisfaction, a more appropriate health indicator, associated with higher levels of physical activity than those with fundamental motor skills low.

Keywords: Psychological satisfaction in physical education, self-efficacy, fundamental motor skills with physical activity, adolescent girls, the pandemic covid-19

Topic: The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on sports and physical education