Table 1.
Theoretical contents of the dimensions of motivational climate.
| Dimension | Contents of the dimensions |
|---|---|
| Task-involving climate | trying one’s best, mistakes are seen as part of the learning process, learning new things, progress in one’s own skills (1, 2, 4) |
| Ego-involving climate | competing in relation to others, comparison in relation to others, showing superiority in relation to others, importance of succeeding more than others, normative comparison (1, 2, 3, 4) |
| Autonomy support | freedom to make choices, possibility to make choices, possibility to affect the way PE lessons are run, possibility to affect common issues (5) |
| Social relatedness support | working together as a team, cohesion during classes, pulling together, class is united when practicing (6) |