Interrelation of the structural components of motor activity and motivational orientation among Chinese university students
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https://doi.org/10.32540/2071-1476-2025-2-027Keywords:
achievement motivation, avoidance of failure, physical activity, students, self-assessment, ChinaAbstract
Introduction.The relevance of the study is determined by the need to find effective means of forming motivation for systematic physical activity among students, as the low level of sports involvement is one of the key problems of modern Chinese youth. The motivational orientation—the desire for success or the avoidance of failure—determines the nature of students' attitudes towards physical exercises and a healthy lifestyle. Aim of the study. To investigate the relationship between the level and nature of physical activity and the type of motivational orientation (achievement of success or avoidance of failure) among students in the People's Republic of China. The study involved 1855 students from 11 universities in the PRC (945 boys and 910 girls). To achieve the research objectives, a set of interconnected research methods was used: theoretical analysis, generalization of data from scientific and methodological literature and documentary materials; A. A. Rean's psychological diagnostic method «Motivation for Success and Fear of Failure»; statistical analysis was performed using MS Excel and STATISTICA (StatSoft) software. Research Results. It was found that the motivational orientation towards success in Chinese students depends on gender: boys are dominated by an orientation towards achieving success, while girls tend to have a mindset of avoiding failure. It has been proven that a motivational orientation towards success leads to a decrease in the prevalence of harmful habits, primarily in girls, but does not ensure a reduction in the spread of harmful habits among the majority of respondents. Statistically significant (p < 0.05) correlations were found between self-assessment of physical fitness, lifestyle, and the dominant type of motivation: students with an adequate self-assessment of physical fitness showed a higher level of motivational orientation towards success. Conclusions. The obtained research results prove that Chinese students have an insufficiently developed motivation for physical activity, due to which they do not fully realize the importance of maintaining and strengthening health for overall well-being and long-term success. The combination of indicators of physical activity, self-assessment of physical fitness, and motivational orientation provides a solid basis for developing pedagogical strategies aimed at fostering motivation for physical activity among students in the PRC.
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