Department of Psychology, Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Lueneburg, Germany.
PLoS One. 2020 Dec 7;15(12):e0243608. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243608. eCollection 2020.
Enjoyment is one of the most important factors for the maintenance of regular physical activity. The present study investigated if cooperative games in physical education classes (grades 6-9) can increase students' enjoyment of physical activity. Data were collected in a quasi-experimental study employing a two-group design with repeated measures and randomization of classes to conditions. The total sample consisted of N = 285 students from regular schools in Germany aged 10 to 16 years (Mage = 12.67 years, SD = 1.10; 48.4% female). We found that cooperative games led to a higher perceived enjoyment in physical education classes (F(1) = 3.49, p = .063, ηp2 = .012), increased the feeling of how strong students felt related to each other (F(1) = 4.38, p = .037, ηp2 = .016), and facilitated feelings of perceived competence in physical education class (F(1) = 6.31, p = .013, ηp2 = .022). In addition, social relatedness and perceived competence partly mediated the effect of cooperative games on enjoyment. The findings indicate that systematically designed cooperative games can help foster enjoyment in physical education classes.
享受是维持规律身体活动的最重要因素之一。本研究旨在探讨体育课程中的合作游戏（6-9 年级）是否能提高学生对身体活动的享受度。本研究采用了准实验设计，采用了重复测量和班级随机分组的两独立组设计，共收集了来自德国常规学校的 285 名 10 至 16 岁（Mage = 12.67 岁，SD = 1.10；48.4%为女性）的学生数据。研究结果表明，合作游戏能显著提高学生在体育课上的主观享受感（F(1) = 3.49，p =.063，ηp2 =.012），增强学生之间的相互联系感（F(1) = 4.38，p =.037，ηp2 =.016），并有助于提高学生在体育课上的感知能力（F(1) = 6.31，p =.013，ηp2 =.022）。此外，社会关联性和感知能力在一定程度上对合作游戏对享受感的影响起到了中介作用。这些发现表明，有系统设计的合作游戏可以帮助培养学生对体育课的享受感。
