Table 5

Descriptive statistics of motivational regulation in the experimental group according to sex and grade.

Sample total 
(N = 80)
Boys 
(N = 33)
Girls 
(N = 47)
MSDMSDMSDMSDMSDMSDMSD
IM4.210.834.330.764.120.884.59a0.584.43a0.363.97ab0.873.52b1.18
IdR3.381.183.561.043.261.264.23a0.653.40b0.962.63b1.332.91b1.20
IR2.721.063.000.982.521.073.61a0.832.57b0.621.94b1.042.47b1.08
ER2.891.162.951.072.851.223.49a1.042.82a0.671.60b0.843.57a1.06
D2.391.172.581.022.261.252.99a1.142.12b0.711.31c0.613.15a1.27
Unequal superscripts in the same row indicate significant differences between groups at the p < .05 level.
Note: IM = Intrinsic motivation; IdR = Identified regulation; IR = Introjected regulation; ER = External regulation;
D = Demotivation.