Sports Environment And Self-efficacy Impact Football Enjoyment In Middle School

This study aims to investigate the relationship between physical education learning environment,general self-efficacy,and soccer enjoyment among middle school students.A questionnaire survey was conducted among 1,000 middle school students from ten schools in Qingdao city.The collected data was analyzed using descriptive analysis,independent sample t-test,and variance analysis.A structural equation mediation model was constructed to determine the mediating effect of general self-efficacy between the learning environment of physical education and enjoyment of soccer among middle school students.The findings of this study can provide a theoretical basis for exploring the impact of physical education learning environment on soccer enjoyment among middle school students.The results show that:(1)the quality of the sports learning environment affects the level of general self-efficacy among middle school students(β=0.315,CR=7.590),and a good environment can significantly improve students’ general self-efficacy level;(2)general self-efficacy level affects the enjoyment of football among middle school students(β=0.384,CR=9.521),and high self-efficacy level can bring high enjoyment;(3)the quality of the sports learning environment directly affects the enjoyment of football among middle school students(β=0.357,CR=7.151),and a good environment can improve students’ enjoyment of football;(4)the individual general self-efficacy level can indirectly affect the influence of the sports environment on students’ enjoyment of football,with the mediating effect of general self-efficacy accounting for 31.09% of the total effect.The study concludes that a good sports learning environment can enhance the enjoyment of football among middle school students,and general self-efficacy plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between the sports learning environment and enjoyment of football.