The Need-Relevant Instructor Behaviors Scale: Development and Initial Validation
Purpose: 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 be...
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Human Kinetics
2018
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| author | Quested, Eleanor Ntoumanis, Nikos Stenling, A. Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Hancox, J. |
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| description | Purpose: 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. Methods: The behaviors of 27 exercise instructors were coded by trained raters on two occasions, before and after they received training in adaptive motivational communication. Results: 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. Conclusions: The NIBS is a new tool that offers a unique, tripartite assessment of need-relevant behaviors of leaders in the physical activity domain. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-716972020-07-23T07:23:16Z The Need-Relevant Instructor Behaviors Scale: Development and Initial Validation Quested, Eleanor Ntoumanis, Nikos Stenling, A. Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Hancox, J. Purpose: 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. Methods: The behaviors of 27 exercise instructors were coded by trained raters on two occasions, before and after they received training in adaptive motivational communication. Results: 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. Conclusions: The NIBS is a new tool that offers a unique, tripartite assessment of need-relevant behaviors of leaders in the physical activity domain. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71697 10.1123/jsep.2018-0043 Human Kinetics restricted |
| spellingShingle | Quested, Eleanor Ntoumanis, Nikos Stenling, A. Thogersen-Ntoumani, Cecilie Hancox, J. The Need-Relevant Instructor Behaviors Scale: Development and Initial Validation |
| title | The Need-Relevant Instructor Behaviors Scale: Development and Initial Validation |
| title_full | The Need-Relevant Instructor Behaviors Scale: Development and Initial Validation |
| title_fullStr | The Need-Relevant Instructor Behaviors Scale: Development and Initial Validation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Need-Relevant Instructor Behaviors Scale: Development and Initial Validation |
| title_short | The Need-Relevant Instructor Behaviors Scale: Development and Initial Validation |
| title_sort | need-relevant instructor behaviors scale: development and initial validation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71697 |