About the Measure
| Domains | Meta-cognition, Motivation, goal orientation and perseverance |
| Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | External regulation; Introjected regulation; Identified regulation; Intrinsic regulation; Amotivation |
| Description | This instrument assesses behaviour regulation in sport and PE. |
| Example | I take part in PE/sport because otherwise I will get a low grade |
| Link | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1469029211000999 |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 19 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 11-17 |
| Cost single purchase | Available in jou |
| Cost per child | Available in jou |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .69-.93 |
| Test retest | Not reported |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | Not reported |
| CFA | Elementary School (n=411) Chi-square(142)= 381.03 CFI= .940 RMSEA= .048 AIC= -6.77 Middle School (n=471) Chi-square(142)= 604.86 CFI= .929 RMSEA= .066 AIC= 148.07 High School (n=441) Chi-square(142)= 560.86 CFI= .936 RMSEA= .063 AIC= 102.35 |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | The five subscales were found to significantly relate to perceived autonomy support by the PE teacher , beta= [.16,.51], p< .05 |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Vlachopoulos, S., Katartzi, E., Kontou, M., Moustaka, F., & Goudas, M. (2011). The revised perceived locus of causality in physical education scale: Psychometric evaluation among youth. Psychology of Sports and Exercise, 12, 583-592. doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.07.003 |