Developing Social and Emotional Competence in Physical Education
An Integrative Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22411570 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lilin Chen (0009-0001-2696-1913, Central China Normal University, corresponding author), Bo Shen (0009-0003-0242-6830, Wayne State University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-18 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quest (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-6297 • E-ISSN: 1543-2750 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00336297.2026.2689191 |
| OpenAlex | W7164986369 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 50 |
Physical education is an important setting for developing students’ social and emotional competence. Yet research in physical education has largely taken a skill focused approach, giving limited attention to motivation and to the domain-specific characteristics of physical education that shape how competence is learned and sustained. Drawing on social and emotional competence scholarship and self-determination theory, we propose a domain-specific model of social and emotional competence in physical education organized around three core mechanisms. The model offers a coherent account of how social and emotional competence is generated, internalized, and sustained through an iterative process linking domain-specific characteristics of PE, need support and satisfaction, and motivational regulation and its proximal and distal outcomes. It also offers conceptual guidance for designing, implementing, and evaluating sustainable social and emotional competence focused practice in physical education.
Competence (human resources) · Emotional competence · Physical education · Scholarship · Social change · Social competence · Social emotional learning · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Physical education and sports games research
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |