The mediating role of Psychological Needs Satisfaction in the relationship between physical education teachers" Relationship Support and Classroom Engagement

This study was to examine the relations the role of psychological needs satisfaction in the relationship between physical education teachers" relationship support teaching methods and Classroom Engagement. As a result of verifying the direct and indirect effects between each variable for middle school students (N=315) First, the relationship support teaching method of physical education teachers had a positive effect on the satisfaction of psychological needs. Second, psychological needs satisfaction had a positive effect on Classroom Engagement. Third, relationship support has been found to had a positive effect on Classroom Engagement. Finally, it was found that psychological needs satisfaction mediates the relationship support teaching methods between relationship support and Classroom Engagement. In other words, it was shown that the physical education teacher relationship support teaching method positively and multidimensionally induces learning participation(behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and subjective) through students" psychological needs(autonomy, competence, and relationship).