Motivación por las clases de Educación Física en una muestra de escolares de educación media de Chile

Introduction: Motivation has been considered a key element in participation in Physical Education classes and a good predictor of physically active individuals. The objectives of this study were to validate the Physical Education Motivation Questionnaire in schoolchildren in the Metropolitan Region of Chile and to determine the motivation in a sample of secondary school students. Methodology: A quantitative study was conducted using a non-experimental., descriptive, cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 889 secondary school students of both sexes, with an average age of 13.8±1.6 years, who were given the Physical Education Motivation Questionnaire. The instrument used had adequate psychometric properties for the population surveyed. Results: The analyses performed indicated significant differences (p