The Effects of Using a Stick Exercise Intervention on Situational Motivation and Self-Efficacy

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of additional exercise using a stick on situational motivation and self-efficacy of undergraduate students who took part in the Physical Education Activity (PEA) Class in the
summer semester 2017. Using a one-group pretest posttest design and the sample for this study was 39 students who were interested in volunteering to participate in this research study. The participants took a 90-minute weight training class with an additional of 30 minutes of a stick exercise 3 days per week during 3 weeks of training program. The data were collected from all participants whom were asked to respond to two questionnaires, a situational motivational scale (r= .83, .79, .79 and .81) and self-efficacy (r= .89) prior to and after the experiment. The data were analyzed by using Percentage, Mean, Standard Deviation and Paired
t-test would be used to compare the means. The major findings were revealed that using stick exercise intervention in PEA Class could enhance both situational motivation and self-efficacy to a higher level.