Miguel A López-Gajardo
Biographic Data
| ID | 1496892 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miguel A López-Gajardo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miguel A |
| FAMILY NAME | López-Gajardo |
| SIGNATURE | LÓPEZ-GAJARDO M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Extremadura |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8364-7632 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Teachers’ Relatedness Support/Thwarting Behaviors in Physical Education and Their Associations with Student Outcomes
This scoping review examined the role of teachers’ relatedness support (RS) and relatedness thwarting (RT) behaviors in Physical Education (PE) and their impact on students’ behavioral, affective, and cognitive outcomes. It addressed three key questions: (1) What is the scope and nature of existing research on RS and RT in PE? (2) What are the consequences of teachers’ RS and RT for students? (3) How might improving RS and reducing RT benefit bot…
Self-determination theory intervention to promote out-of-school motivation and physical activity through physical education in primary school students
Background Achieving adequate physical activity (PA) levels remains challenging for many children and adolescents. Schools – and particularly physical education (PE) teachers – play a central role in promoting motivation and engagement in PA. In recent years, interventions grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT) have been increasingly implemented in PE settings. However, limited evidence exists on the impact of PE teachers’ need-supportive st…
Sow the seeds of your teaching
Background Scant research drawing from self-determination theory has examined how need-supportive and need-thwarting teaching can explain changes in relevant outcomes in Physical Education (PE).Aim To explore to what extent two important outcomes in PE, perceived usefulness, and academic performance, change across a school year and whether these changes could be moderated by students’ perceptions of the degree to which their PE teacher is need su…
What are the individual and collective consequences of transformational leadership coaching? A longitudinal structural equation model analysis with youth footballers
Do pedagogical models alone have the same impact as integrating need-supportive strategies? An intervention study in secondary physical education
Interventions based on pedagogical models have been shown to improve various motivational variables in physical education (PE) students, but to date, need-supportive strategies grounded in self-determination theory (SDT) have not been implemented alongside these models to explore their potential added benefits. This study examines the effect of an educational project based on hybridizing the pedagogical models Sport Education (SE) and Teaching Ga…
Is identity leadership provided by coaches and athlete leaders associated with performance? A cross‐cultural study in football teams
The social identity approach to leadership contends that the most effective leaders represent, advance, create, and embed a shared social identity (i.e., a sense of ‘we’ and ‘us’) within the groups they lead. Building on previous research, our study examines whether the perceived identity leadership of coaches and athlete leaders is associated with a range of key performance indicators (notably team and individual performance and effort) through …
The role of identity leadership in promoting athletes' mental health
Identity leadership is the process through which leaders create, advance, represent, and embed a sense of ‘we’ and ‘us’ (i.e., social identities) within the teams they lead. This paper extends the existing sports psychology literature by investigating the relationship between identity leadership and athletes' mental health, as mediated by team identification and social support. Additionally, the study explores the generalisability of these relati…
Examining barriers and reasons for sport retirement in women's soccer
Intervention Programme Based on Self-Determination Theory to Promote Extracurricular Physical Activity through Physical Education in Primary School
Low levels of physical activity (PA) are a concern among students, producing negative physical, health and mental consequences. This study aims to present a protocol intervention in physical education (PE) based on self-determination theory (SDT) to enhance students' motivation towards performing PA and increasing their PA levels in their leisure time. This protocol is a convenience study with two allocation arms (intervention group versus contro…
Effect of coaches’ interpersonal style on young athletes’ individual resilience and team adherence intention
These results show the importance of a supportive interpersonal coaching style to foster athletes' levels of resilience, which could have positive consequences in performance (individual and team) and team adherence intention
Effect of a Four-Week Soccer Training Program Using Stressful Constraints on Team Resilience and Precompetitive Anxiety
The present study examined the effects of stressful constraints during soccer trainings on psychological skill development and internal load when compared with control (nonstressful) trainings. A total of 51 elite male youth soccer players (27 in the experimental group, M = 16.54 years; 24 in the control group, M = 15.44 years) participated in the study. In a 12-week longitudinal survey, team resilience, using the Spanish version of the Character…
Influence of Scoring Systems on Mental Fatigue, Physical Demands, and Tactical Behavior during Soccer Large-Sided Games
Constraints are common in soccer training to develop physical, technical-tactical, and mental training concurrently. This study examined how different scoring systems influence physical, tactical, and mental demands during large-sided games in soccer. Eighteen youth-elite male (17.39 ± 1.04 y) soccer players completed three 8 vs. 8 large-sided games where the different score systems were i) official score system (OSS; i.e., 1 goal = 1 goal), ii) …
Perceived teachers’ behavior and students’ engagement in physical education
Background Although several studies that rely on self-determination theory have shown the positive interrelations among perceived need supportive learning environment, needs satisfaction, quality of motivation, and desired outcomes in the context of physical education, only few studies have tested so far the full sequence of relations within a single integrated model.Purpose The main aim of this study was to test whether indeed needs satisfaction…
Influye el liderazgo del entrenador sobre la resiliencia de equipo? Efecto mediador de los conflictos intragrupo y la cohesión grupal
Introduction/objective: The present study aimed to examine the relationship be tween transformational coach leadership with the characteristics of resilience and vulnerability under pressure, as well as to analyze whether the factors of intra-group conflict (social and task) and group cohesion (social and task) could mediate the relationship between these variables. Method: Through a longitudinal design, a total of 301 athletes enrolled in the JU…
Effectiveness of a physically active learning program on indicators of physical activity, well-being and academic performance in students
The aim was to analyse the effects of a programme made of physically active lessons on primary education students' level of school physical activity, physical fitness, school life satisfaction and academic performance. A quasiexperimental methodology was applied and 50 fifth-year primary education students (M age = 10.62; SD = 0.57) participated. The experimental group (n = 25) enrolled in a physically active learning programme within the bilingu…
The Predictive Role of Perceived Autonomy Support in Elementary School Children Physical Activity
The present article aimed to test a predictive model based on children's perception of autonomy support exercised by their physical education teachers in establishing a state of high motivational quality, which in turn leads to greater intention and physical activity. Participants were 502 elementary school students aged 9 to 11 years (52.59% males (9.47 ± 0.53 years old) and 47.41% females (9.54 ± 0.53 years old)), who completed a self-reported …
The Effect of the Video Assistant Referee System Implementation on Match Physical Demands in the Spanish LaLiga
The present study aimed to analyze the influence of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) on match physical demands in the top Spanish professional football league. Match physical demand data from all the matches for two seasons (2017/2018 and 2018/2019) in the First Spanish Division ( n = 1454) were recorded using an optical tracking system (ChyronHego ® ). Total distance, relative total distance covered per minute, distance covered between 14-21 km…
Using the Conceptual Framework for Examining Sport Teams to Understand Group Dynamics in Professional Soccer
(1) Background: The aim of this study is to propose a model of the interactions of group dynamics using the conceptual framework to examine sports teams; (2) Methods: The hypothesized model includes measures of group structure (authentic leadership, perceived justice, coaching competency, role clarity/ambiguity, and role conflict), group cohesion (cohesion and team conflict), and group processes (collective efficacy and transactive memory systems…
Assessing class cohesion in primary and secondary education
See the forest by looking at the trees
On the basis of self-determination theory, we aimed to identify students’ perceptions of interpersonal teaching style profiles (i.e. within-teacher combinations of six dimensions of need-supportive and need-thwarting behaviours of autonomy, competence and relatedness) and to examine, through a cross-sectional design, the possible associations between these teaching profiles and students’ behavioural and emotional engagement. Participants were 206…
Teacher leadership and students’ psychological needs
This study aimed to determine the association between students' perception of teacher leadership (i.e., transformational, transactional, and passive) and students' psychological needs (i.e., need satisfaction and need frustration) in Mathematics, English as a foreign language, Spanish Language and Literature, and Physical Education. Participants were 858 students (346 boys and 512 girls), who completed questionnaire measures at three temporal poi…
How Mentally Fatiguing Are Consecutive World Padel Tour Matches
It is currently unknown whether mental fatigue occurs throughout a WPT competition and whether consecutive matches affect how mentally fatiguing a match is perceived to be. The objective was to quantify the effects of successive professional matches on mental fatigue. A total of 14 professional players (9 males, Mage = 25, 5 females, Mage = 21) participated during qualified rounds of a WPT with three eliminatory matches: Match 1 (morning) and 2 (…
The Relationship between Students’ Physical Self-Concept and Their Physical Activity Levels and Sedentary Behavior
This study aimed to analyze the association between specific dimension (i.e., fitness, appearance, physical competence, physical strength, and self-esteem) of students' physical self-concept (PSC) and their physical activity (PA) levels (i.e., intentions to be physically active and out-of-school PA levels perceived by students) and sedentary behavior (SB) (i.e., total sitting and screen time perceived by students). We also tested the role of stud…
Can Rules in Technical-Tactical Decisions Influence on Physical and Mental Load during Soccer Training? A Pilot Study
This study aimed to analyze the effects of rules limitations in pass decisions during soccer tasks on physical and mental load reported by players. Participants were 40 semiprofessional Spanish soccer players ( M age = 22.40, SD = 2.25) from two male teams. Two training sessions with four tasks (same tasks with different score system: two maintaining ball possession games with goalkeepers, and two maintaining ball possession games) in counterbala…
The Mediating Role of the Self-Concept Between the Relationship of the Body Satisfaction and the Intention to Be Physically Active in Primary School Students
The aim was analysed the extent to which anthropometric values, in line with body image and physical ability, predict physical self-concept and the latter in turn predicts the practice and intention to pursue physical activity. A total 302 participants, 150 males and 152 females were recruited from different primary Schools in Extremadura (Spain). The age of the participants ranges of 10 – 13 years old (M = 11.74; SD = .86). The indirect effects …
See the forest by looking at the trees
On the basis of self-determination theory, we aimed to identify students’ perceptions of interpersonal teaching style profiles (i.e. within-teacher combinations of six dimensions of need-supportive and need-thwarting behaviours of autonomy, competence and relatedness) and to examine, through a cross-sectional design, the possible associations between these teaching profiles and students’ behavioural and emotional engagement. Participants were 206…
The role of identity leadership in promoting athletes' mental health
Identity leadership is the process through which leaders create, advance, represent, and embed a sense of ‘we’ and ‘us’ (i.e., social identities) within the teams they lead. This paper extends the existing sports psychology literature by investigating the relationship between identity leadership and athletes' mental health, as mediated by team identification and social support. Additionally, the study explores the generalisability of these relati…
Assessing class cohesion in primary and secondary education
Teacher leadership and students’ psychological needs
This study aimed to determine the association between students' perception of teacher leadership (i.e., transformational, transactional, and passive) and students' psychological needs (i.e., need satisfaction and need frustration) in Mathematics, English as a foreign language, Spanish Language and Literature, and Physical Education. Participants were 858 students (346 boys and 512 girls), who completed questionnaire measures at three temporal poi…
The Mediating Role of the Self-Concept Between the Relationship of the Body Satisfaction and the Intention to Be Physically Active in Primary School Students
The aim was analysed the extent to which anthropometric values, in line with body image and physical ability, predict physical self-concept and the latter in turn predicts the practice and intention to pursue physical activity. A total 302 participants, 150 males and 152 females were recruited from different primary Schools in Extremadura (Spain). The age of the participants ranges of 10 – 13 years old (M = 11.74; SD = .86). The indirect effects …
Validación al español de la Escala de Comunicación Efectiva en el Fútbol
El objetivo de la presente investigación era traducir al español y validar la Escala de Comunicación Efectiva en Deportes de Equipo (SECTS-2S). Para ello, se realizaron dos estudios. El Estudio 1 contó con 276 jugadores de fútbol de género masculino (88.40 %) y femenino (11.60 %) con un rango de edad de 16-42 años (M = 18.42; DT = 2.71). Los resultados mostraron una estructura factorial con tres factores de primer orden (aceptación, conflicto neg…
Metodologías de enseñanza-aprendizaje y su relación con la motivación e implicación del alumnado en las clases de Educación Física (Teaching-learning methodologies and its relation with students’ moti…
Given the low motivation and engagements of some students during the Physical Education (PE) lessons, the main aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between the learning methods adopted by teachers (constructive, productive, reproductive, and laissez-faire) from the students’ perspective, and the motivational processes and the engagement of the students during the PE lessons. Participants were 465 male (n = 223) and female students (n …
How Mentally Fatiguing Are Consecutive World Padel Tour Matches
It is currently unknown whether mental fatigue occurs throughout a WPT competition and whether consecutive matches affect how mentally fatiguing a match is perceived to be. The objective was to quantify the effects of successive professional matches on mental fatigue. A total of 14 professional players (9 males, Mage = 25, 5 females, Mage = 21) participated during qualified rounds of a WPT with three eliminatory matches: Match 1 (morning) and 2 (…
The Relationship between Students’ Physical Self-Concept and Their Physical Activity Levels and Sedentary Behavior
This study aimed to analyze the association between specific dimension (i.e., fitness, appearance, physical competence, physical strength, and self-esteem) of students' physical self-concept (PSC) and their physical activity (PA) levels (i.e., intentions to be physically active and out-of-school PA levels perceived by students) and sedentary behavior (SB) (i.e., total sitting and screen time perceived by students). We also tested the role of stud…
Can Rules in Technical-Tactical Decisions Influence on Physical and Mental Load during Soccer Training? A Pilot Study
This study aimed to analyze the effects of rules limitations in pass decisions during soccer tasks on physical and mental load reported by players. Participants were 40 semiprofessional Spanish soccer players ( M age = 22.40, SD = 2.25) from two male teams. Two training sessions with four tasks (same tasks with different score system: two maintaining ball possession games with goalkeepers, and two maintaining ball possession games) in counterbala…
Perceived teachers’ behavior and students’ engagement in physical education
Background Although several studies that rely on self-determination theory have shown the positive interrelations among perceived need supportive learning environment, needs satisfaction, quality of motivation, and desired outcomes in the context of physical education, only few studies have tested so far the full sequence of relations within a single integrated model.Purpose The main aim of this study was to test whether indeed needs satisfaction…
Influye el liderazgo del entrenador sobre la resiliencia de equipo? Efecto mediador de los conflictos intragrupo y la cohesión grupal
Introduction/objective: The present study aimed to examine the relationship be tween transformational coach leadership with the characteristics of resilience and vulnerability under pressure, as well as to analyze whether the factors of intra-group conflict (social and task) and group cohesion (social and task) could mediate the relationship between these variables. Method: Through a longitudinal design, a total of 301 athletes enrolled in the JU…
Effectiveness of a physically active learning program on indicators of physical activity, well-being and academic performance in students
The aim was to analyse the effects of a programme made of physically active lessons on primary education students' level of school physical activity, physical fitness, school life satisfaction and academic performance. A quasiexperimental methodology was applied and 50 fifth-year primary education students (M age = 10.62; SD = 0.57) participated. The experimental group (n = 25) enrolled in a physically active learning programme within the bilingu…
The Predictive Role of Perceived Autonomy Support in Elementary School Children Physical Activity
The present article aimed to test a predictive model based on children's perception of autonomy support exercised by their physical education teachers in establishing a state of high motivational quality, which in turn leads to greater intention and physical activity. Participants were 502 elementary school students aged 9 to 11 years (52.59% males (9.47 ± 0.53 years old) and 47.41% females (9.54 ± 0.53 years old)), who completed a self-reported …
The Effect of the Video Assistant Referee System Implementation on Match Physical Demands in the Spanish LaLiga
The present study aimed to analyze the influence of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) on match physical demands in the top Spanish professional football league. Match physical demand data from all the matches for two seasons (2017/2018 and 2018/2019) in the First Spanish Division ( n = 1454) were recorded using an optical tracking system (ChyronHego ® ). Total distance, relative total distance covered per minute, distance covered between 14-21 km…
Using the Conceptual Framework for Examining Sport Teams to Understand Group Dynamics in Professional Soccer
(1) Background: The aim of this study is to propose a model of the interactions of group dynamics using the conceptual framework to examine sports teams; (2) Methods: The hypothesized model includes measures of group structure (authentic leadership, perceived justice, coaching competency, role clarity/ambiguity, and role conflict), group cohesion (cohesion and team conflict), and group processes (collective efficacy and transactive memory systems…
Assessing class cohesion in primary and secondary education
See the forest by looking at the trees
On the basis of self-determination theory, we aimed to identify students’ perceptions of interpersonal teaching style profiles (i.e. within-teacher combinations of six dimensions of need-supportive and need-thwarting behaviours of autonomy, competence and relatedness) and to examine, through a cross-sectional design, the possible associations between these teaching profiles and students’ behavioural and emotional engagement. Participants were 206…
Teacher leadership and students’ psychological needs
This study aimed to determine the association between students' perception of teacher leadership (i.e., transformational, transactional, and passive) and students' psychological needs (i.e., need satisfaction and need frustration) in Mathematics, English as a foreign language, Spanish Language and Literature, and Physical Education. Participants were 858 students (346 boys and 512 girls), who completed questionnaire measures at three temporal poi…
Intervention Programme Based on Self-Determination Theory to Promote Extracurricular Physical Activity through Physical Education in Primary School
Low levels of physical activity (PA) are a concern among students, producing negative physical, health and mental consequences. This study aims to present a protocol intervention in physical education (PE) based on self-determination theory (SDT) to enhance students' motivation towards performing PA and increasing their PA levels in their leisure time. This protocol is a convenience study with two allocation arms (intervention group versus contro…
Effect of coaches’ interpersonal style on young athletes’ individual resilience and team adherence intention
These results show the importance of a supportive interpersonal coaching style to foster athletes' levels of resilience, which could have positive consequences in performance (individual and team) and team adherence intention
Effect of a Four-Week Soccer Training Program Using Stressful Constraints on Team Resilience and Precompetitive Anxiety
The present study examined the effects of stressful constraints during soccer trainings on psychological skill development and internal load when compared with control (nonstressful) trainings. A total of 51 elite male youth soccer players (27 in the experimental group, M = 16.54 years; 24 in the control group, M = 15.44 years) participated in the study. In a 12-week longitudinal survey, team resilience, using the Spanish version of the Character…
Influence of Scoring Systems on Mental Fatigue, Physical Demands, and Tactical Behavior during Soccer Large-Sided Games
Constraints are common in soccer training to develop physical, technical-tactical, and mental training concurrently. This study examined how different scoring systems influence physical, tactical, and mental demands during large-sided games in soccer. Eighteen youth-elite male (17.39 ± 1.04 y) soccer players completed three 8 vs. 8 large-sided games where the different score systems were i) official score system (OSS; i.e., 1 goal = 1 goal), ii) …
Examining barriers and reasons for sport retirement in women's soccer
Self-determination theory intervention to promote out-of-school motivation and physical activity through physical education in primary school students
Background Achieving adequate physical activity (PA) levels remains challenging for many children and adolescents. Schools – and particularly physical education (PE) teachers – play a central role in promoting motivation and engagement in PA. In recent years, interventions grounded in Self-Determination Theory (SDT) have been increasingly implemented in PE settings. However, limited evidence exists on the impact of PE teachers’ need-supportive st…
Sow the seeds of your teaching
Background Scant research drawing from self-determination theory has examined how need-supportive and need-thwarting teaching can explain changes in relevant outcomes in Physical Education (PE).Aim To explore to what extent two important outcomes in PE, perceived usefulness, and academic performance, change across a school year and whether these changes could be moderated by students’ perceptions of the degree to which their PE teacher is need su…
What are the individual and collective consequences of transformational leadership coaching? A longitudinal structural equation model analysis with youth footballers
Do pedagogical models alone have the same impact as integrating need-supportive strategies? An intervention study in secondary physical education
Interventions based on pedagogical models have been shown to improve various motivational variables in physical education (PE) students, but to date, need-supportive strategies grounded in self-determination theory (SDT) have not been implemented alongside these models to explore their potential added benefits. This study examines the effect of an educational project based on hybridizing the pedagogical models Sport Education (SE) and Teaching Ga…
Is identity leadership provided by coaches and athlete leaders associated with performance? A cross‐cultural study in football teams
The social identity approach to leadership contends that the most effective leaders represent, advance, create, and embed a shared social identity (i.e., a sense of ‘we’ and ‘us’) within the groups they lead. Building on previous research, our study examines whether the perceived identity leadership of coaches and athlete leaders is associated with a range of key performance indicators (notably team and individual performance and effort) through …
Psychology (23 works) · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (21 works) · Social Psychology (15 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Sport Psychology and Performance (11 works) · Physical therapy (10 works) · Physical activity (8 works) · Physical education (8 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (8 works)