Introduction

Autonomy, competence, and relatedness need satisfaction has been associated with several health-related outcomes in multiple life domains. However, no studies have analysed the role of these needs in an active commuting to and from school context. Grounded in self-determination theory, this research aimed to adapt the Spanish physical education version (Moreno-Murcia et al., 2008) of the Basic Psychological Needs in Exercise Scale (Vlachopoulos and Michailidou, 2006) to active commuting to and from school and test its psychometric properties among a sample of Spanish children and adolescents.

Method

A total of 675 students (318 boys and 357 girls; M_age = 13.14, SD = 1.78) participated in this study.

Results

The confirmatory factor analysis showed better fit indexes for a 12-item three-factor model (i.e., autonomy, competence, and relatedness) which remained invariant across gender and age. The reliability analysis showed acceptable internal consistency and temporal stability for each of the three factors. Structural equation modelling showed that autonomy, competence, and relatedness need satisfaction positively predicted active commuting to and from school.

Conclusions

The Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Active Commuting to and from School Scale is the first valid and reliable instrument to measure the three basic psychological needs satisfaction in active commuting to and from school among Spanish young people.

中文翻译：

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西班牙年轻人主动上下学的基本心理需求满意度量表（BPNS-ACS）的验证

介绍

自主性，能力和相关性需求满意度已与多个生命领域中与健康相关的若干结果相关联。但是，尚无研究分析这些需求在积极往返学校上下班中的作用。本研究以自我决定理论为基础，旨在使西班牙体育版本（Moreno-Murcia等，2008）的运动量表中的基本心理需求（Vlachopoulos和Michailidou，2006）适应于往返学校和学校的主动通勤。在西班牙儿童和青少年样本中测试其心理测量特性。

方法

共有675名学生（318名男孩和357名女孩；M_年龄 = 13.14，SD  = 1.78）参加了这项研究。

结果

验证性因素分析显示，针对12个项目的三因素模型（即自治，能力和相关性）的拟合指数更好，该模型随性别和年龄保持不变。可靠性分析表明，对于这三个因素中的每一个，内部一致性和时间稳定性都是可以接受的。结构方程模型表明，自治，能力和相关性需要满足，可以肯定地预测到学校上下学的积极通勤。

结论

积极上下班的基本心理需求满意度是衡量西班牙年轻人积极上下班的三种基本心理需求满意度的首个有效且可靠的工具。