Motivating playgrounds: understanding how school playgrounds support autonomy, competence, and relatedness of tweens

Motivating playgrounds: understanding how school playgrounds support autonomy, competence, and relatedness of tweens

Purpose Physical activity (PA) is an important factor contributing to general health. PA declines rapidly during tween years (9–12 years) when children’s social world changes. School playgrounds can contribute substantially to children’s PA, but little is known about how to motivate tweens to use sc...

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Main Authors: Thea Toft Amholt, Birgitte Westerskov Dalgas, Jenny Veitch, Nikos Ntoumanis, Jeanette Fich Jespersen, Jasper Schipperijn, Charlotte Pawlowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
Subjects:
tweens
school playgrounds
psychological needs
self-determination theory
physical activity
health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2096085

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2022.2096085

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