Finnish and Swedish riding school pupils' motivation towards participation in non-riding education

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

Sports and Active Living

Elke Hartmann¹  Lina Nyberg²  Mirjam Kalland³  Tanja Linnavalli³ 

[1] Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden;Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;Diversity, Multilingualism and Social Justice in Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;

关键词: riding school;    equestrian education;    horsemanship;    motivation;    self-determination theory;    basic psychological needs;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fspor.2023.1232428

 received in 2023-05-31, accepted in 2023-10-05,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Many horse enthusiasts have insufficient knowledge about horse behavior and welfare (BW) and learning and human-horse communication (LC), which poses a risk for both horse welfare and human safety. The main objective of this study was to investigate why riding school pupils participate or do not participate in non-riding education in BW and LC, using Self-determination theory (SDT). SDT posits that the quality of motivation is related to the individual's basic psychological needs. A convenience sample of 568 riding school pupils from Finland and Sweden completed an online questionnaire. The results showed that forty percent of the riding schools offered education in BW, and thirty-two in LC. Twenty-seven percent of the respondents participated in education in BW, and twenty-five in LC at their riding school. The respondents were autonomously motivated to participate in education, i.e., they would participate because it is interesting and personally important. Perceived needs satisfaction at the riding school predicted autonomous motivation to participate. Education was offered to a greater extent in Swedish riding schools and Swedish respondents participated more often, as well as experienced more autonomous motivation, relatedness and competence satisfaction compared with Finnish respondents. To our knowledge, this study is the first to explore riding school pupils' motivation towards non-riding education.

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