“I wouldn’t do it; it looks dangerous”: Changing students’ attitudes and emotions in physical education
- 作者：Claudio Robazza ; Laura Bortoli ; Attilio Carraro and Maurizio Bertollo
- 关键词：Emotions ; Physical education ; Adventurous sports ; The IZOF model
- 刊名：Personality and Individual Differences
- 出版年：2006
- 期刊代码：64_01918869
- 类别：psy
- 出版时间：September 2006
- 卷：41
- 期：4
- 页码：767-777
- 文件大小：112 K
摘要
The purpose of the study was to verify whether physical education (PE) acrobatic activities would be effective in modifying the individual’s tendency to undertake out-of-school leisure and adventurous sports typified by physical and psychological challenges. The Motor Activity Anxiety Test and pictures of adventurous sports were presented to Italian male high school students (N = 72) to assess their approach–avoidance attitude towards the activities portrayed. An emotion-profiling assessment grounded on the IZOF framework was also employed to identify idiosyncratic optimal-dysfunctional and pleasant–unpleasant emotional descriptors. Two experimental groups were engaged in highly emotion-arousing PE tasks for 12 lessons, while two control groups were involved in team sports. Findings demonstrated the effectiveness of the intervention in modifying the participants’ attitudes.