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- Title
The Need-Relevant Instructor Behaviors Scale: Development and Initial Validation.
- Authors
Quested, Eleanor; Ntoumanis, Nikos; Stenling, Andreas; Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie; Hancox, Jennie E.
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>This article outlines the development and validation of the Need-Relevant Instructor Behaviors Scale (NIBS). Drawing from self-determination theory, the NIBS is the first observation tool designed to code the frequency and the intensity of autonomy-, competence-, and relatedness-relevant behaviors of exercise instructors. The scale also captures the frequency of need-indifferent behaviors.<bold>Methods: </bold>The behaviors of 27 exercise instructors were coded by trained raters on two occasions, before and after they received training in adaptive motivational communication.<bold>Results: </bold>Findings supported the structural validity and reliability of the scale. The scale's sensitivity to detect changes in frequency and intensity of need-relevant behaviors was also evidenced.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The NIBS is a new tool that offers a unique, tripartite assessment of need-relevant behaviors of leaders in the physical activity domain.
- Subjects
AUTONOMY (Psychology); EXERCISE; PHYSICAL training &; conditioning; SPORTS personnel; ATHLETIC trainers; MOTIVATION (Psychology); EXERCISE &; psychology; COMMUNICATION; COMPARATIVE studies; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; SCIENTIFIC observation; RESEARCH; RESEARCH evaluation; EVALUATION research
- Publication
Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 2018, Vol 40, Issue 5, p259
- ISSN
0895-2779
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1123/jsep.2018-0043