title: Participation motives in physical education: an expectancy-value approach.
abstract: This study applied an expectancy-value approach in examining participation motives of students in physical education. As predicted outcome expectancy, a variable formed by the combination of outcome value and outcome likelihood correlated significantly higher with motivational indices than these two factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Karies, 421 00 Trikala, Greece. mgoudas@pe.uth.gr
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goudas
authors.forename: Irini
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dermitzaki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D011582:Psychological Theory