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This study investigated how perceived exercise benefit affects the relationship between cellphone usage and physical activity level. This cross-sectional study performed a survey of Taiwanese university students selected using cluster sampling. A total of 975 students were recruited (male = 367, female = 608, average age = 20.10 ± 1.42). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and hierarchical regression. The results show that cellphone usage was negatively correlated with physical activity level, whereas perceived exercise benefit was negatively correlated with cellphone usage and positively correlated with physical activity level. In hierarchical regression, the main effects of cellphone usage and perceived exercise benefit explained 22% of the variance in physical activity level. After controlling for the main effect, the interaction term accounted for an additional 1% of the variance. Cellphone usage and perceived exercise benefit thus had significant power to explain physical activity level. The results of this study reveal a novel phenomenon—that students who perceived the benefits of exercise to be greater are more physically active.
Mei-Ling Lin; Wen-Yi Wang; Chun-Chin Liao; Yu-Jy Luo; Chun-Chieh Kao. Examining the Relationship between Cellphone Use Behavior, Perceived Exercise Benefit and Physical Exercise Level among University Students in Taiwan. Healthcare 2020, 8, 556 .
AMA StyleMei-Ling Lin, Wen-Yi Wang, Chun-Chin Liao, Yu-Jy Luo, Chun-Chieh Kao. Examining the Relationship between Cellphone Use Behavior, Perceived Exercise Benefit and Physical Exercise Level among University Students in Taiwan. Healthcare. 2020; 8 (4):556.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMei-Ling Lin; Wen-Yi Wang; Chun-Chin Liao; Yu-Jy Luo; Chun-Chieh Kao. 2020. "Examining the Relationship between Cellphone Use Behavior, Perceived Exercise Benefit and Physical Exercise Level among University Students in Taiwan." Healthcare 8, no. 4: 556.
Physical education (PE) helps form lifelong learning and exercise habits; therefore, PE courses should be designed to enhance student motivation. Team-game tournaments (TGTs) enable learning in heterogeneous groups and involve positive interdependence, individual accountability, social skills, face-to-face interaction, group processing, and equal opportunities. Therefore, this quasi-experimental pre-test–post-test study investigated the effects of the TGT on learning motivation and motor skills. In this study, 108 students who enrolled in an advanced basketball course from two classes in a Taiwanese university were recruited as participants. Experimental teaching was implemented based on the class patterns, during which the students were divided into experimental and control groups. The control group, consisting of 56 students (46 male and 10 female), received conventional PE. In the TGT experimental group, constituting 52 students (40 male and 12 female), the TGT learning program was implemented. After a 12-week basketball teaching session, the TGT teaching strategy significantly improved student motivation but not motor skill acquisition. Competency level, however, did not significantly affect motivation but was significantly related to motor skill acquisition. Interaction effects between teaching strategy and competency level were non-significant. Despite TGTs enhancing learning motivation, PE teachers are still responsible for teaching rules, knowledge, and skills, engaging team members, and ensuring sufficient time for skill practice.
Yu-Jy Luo; Mei-Ling Lin; Chien-Huei Hsu; Chun-Chin Liao; Chun-Chieh Kao. The Effects of Team-Game-Tournaments Application towards Learning Motivation and Motor Skills in College Physical Education. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6147 .
AMA StyleYu-Jy Luo, Mei-Ling Lin, Chien-Huei Hsu, Chun-Chin Liao, Chun-Chieh Kao. The Effects of Team-Game-Tournaments Application towards Learning Motivation and Motor Skills in College Physical Education. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (15):6147.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYu-Jy Luo; Mei-Ling Lin; Chien-Huei Hsu; Chun-Chin Liao; Chun-Chieh Kao. 2020. "The Effects of Team-Game-Tournaments Application towards Learning Motivation and Motor Skills in College Physical Education." Sustainability 12, no. 15: 6147.