Teaching styles and sports engagement: mediation by satisfaction and resilience in Chinese adolescents
PurposeThis study examined the associations between perceived PE teacher teaching styles on Chinese middle school students' sports learning engagement, and the mediating roles of classroom satisfaction and psychological resilience.MethodsA cross-sectional survey assessed 1,629 junior and senior...
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| description | PurposeThis study examined the associations between perceived PE teacher teaching styles on Chinese middle school students' sports learning engagement, and the mediating roles of classroom satisfaction and psychological resilience.MethodsA cross-sectional survey assessed 1,629 junior and senior high school students in Chengdu and Chongqing, Validated scales measured perceived teaching styles, psychological resilience, sports learning engagement, and PE class satisfaction. SPSS 26.0 was used for correlation, regression, and mediation analyses (SPSS PROCESS v4.1 Macro, Model 4).ResultsPerceived teaching styles were positively associated with sports learning engagement (β = 0.371, 95%CI = 0.343–0.398, p < 0.01). Significant associations emerged for rigorous-logical (β = 0.292, 95%CI = 0.066–0.518, p < 0.05), caring-sharing (β = 0.489, 95%CI = 0.179–0.800, p < 0.01), and innovative-exploratory (β = 0.898, 95% CI = 0.523–1.273, p < 0.01) styles, but not for humorous-active (β = 0.095, 95% CI = −0.092–0.282, p > 0.05).Classroom satisfaction and psychological resilience partially mediated the relationship between teaching style and learning engagement (p < 0.05), with the mediating role of psychological resilience (26.0%) being significantly stronger than that of classroom satisfaction (18.9%).ConclusionThere is a significant positive association between PE teachers‘ teaching styles and students' PE learning engagement. Moreover, classroom satisfaction and psychological resilience play mediating roles in this relationship. Therefore, it is recommended that PE teachers prioritize the adoption of positive teaching styles in PE classroom instruction. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-883060de7e364d8089f5259e5c350ae62025-08-20T03:17:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-07-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.16303001630300Teaching styles and sports engagement: mediation by satisfaction and resilience in Chinese adolescentsLiepeng Huang0Fengjuan Tian1Fengjuan Tian2Furong Li3Faculty of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, ChinaFaculty of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, ChinaShaanxi Vocational and Technical College, Xi'an, Shaanxi, ChinaFaculty of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, ChinaPurposeThis study examined the associations between perceived PE teacher teaching styles on Chinese middle school students' sports learning engagement, and the mediating roles of classroom satisfaction and psychological resilience.MethodsA cross-sectional survey assessed 1,629 junior and senior high school students in Chengdu and Chongqing, Validated scales measured perceived teaching styles, psychological resilience, sports learning engagement, and PE class satisfaction. SPSS 26.0 was used for correlation, regression, and mediation analyses (SPSS PROCESS v4.1 Macro, Model 4).ResultsPerceived teaching styles were positively associated with sports learning engagement (β = 0.371, 95%CI = 0.343–0.398, p < 0.01). Significant associations emerged for rigorous-logical (β = 0.292, 95%CI = 0.066–0.518, p < 0.05), caring-sharing (β = 0.489, 95%CI = 0.179–0.800, p < 0.01), and innovative-exploratory (β = 0.898, 95% CI = 0.523–1.273, p < 0.01) styles, but not for humorous-active (β = 0.095, 95% CI = −0.092–0.282, p > 0.05).Classroom satisfaction and psychological resilience partially mediated the relationship between teaching style and learning engagement (p < 0.05), with the mediating role of psychological resilience (26.0%) being significantly stronger than that of classroom satisfaction (18.9%).ConclusionThere is a significant positive association between PE teachers‘ teaching styles and students' PE learning engagement. Moreover, classroom satisfaction and psychological resilience play mediating roles in this relationship. Therefore, it is recommended that PE teachers prioritize the adoption of positive teaching styles in PE classroom instruction.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1630300/fullphysical education teacher teaching stylesclassroom satisfactionpsychological resiliencesports learning engagementmediation analysis |
| spellingShingle | Liepeng Huang Fengjuan Tian Fengjuan Tian Furong Li Teaching styles and sports engagement: mediation by satisfaction and resilience in Chinese adolescents Frontiers in Psychology physical education teacher teaching styles classroom satisfaction psychological resilience sports learning engagement mediation analysis |
| title | Teaching styles and sports engagement: mediation by satisfaction and resilience in Chinese adolescents |
| title_full | Teaching styles and sports engagement: mediation by satisfaction and resilience in Chinese adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Teaching styles and sports engagement: mediation by satisfaction and resilience in Chinese adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teaching styles and sports engagement: mediation by satisfaction and resilience in Chinese adolescents |
| title_short | Teaching styles and sports engagement: mediation by satisfaction and resilience in Chinese adolescents |
| title_sort | teaching styles and sports engagement mediation by satisfaction and resilience in chinese adolescents |
| topic | physical education teacher teaching styles classroom satisfaction psychological resilience sports learning engagement mediation analysis |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1630300/full |
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