Research Article

How Important Is Teacher Feedback for Self- and Relational-Efficacy Beliefs In High School Physical Education?

Volume: 9 Number: 2026 May 3, 2026
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How Important Is Teacher Feedback for Self- and Relational-Efficacy Beliefs In High School Physical Education?

Abstract

Purpose: The first aim of the study was to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish versions of the Tripartite Efficacy Beliefs Scales in Physical Education among 9th- and 10th-grade students. The second aim was to investigate the predictive role of perceived feedback from physical education teachers on students’ relational efficacy beliefs, including self-efficacy, other-efficacy, and relation-inferred self-efficacy. The research was conducted in two separate studies.

Method: Participants were female and male high school students enrolled in the 9th and 10th grades recruited by using convenience sampling method. Two independent samples were used, with 210 students participating in Study 1 and 216 students in Study 2. Students completed measures of self-efficacy, other-efficacy, relation-inferred self-efficacy in physical education, and perceived teacher feedback. Confirmatory factor analysis was employed in Study 1, while multiple regression analysis was conducted in Study 2.

Results: The findings from Study 1 supported the original factor structure and demonstrated satisfactory reliability of the scales. In Study 2, regression analyses indicated that types of teacher feedback did not significantly predict students’ self-efficacy. However, positive nonverbal feedback, positive general feedback, and performance-related feedback positively predicted other-efficacy, whereas negative nonverbal feedback showed a negative predictive effect. Additionally, relation-inferred self-efficacy was positively predicted by positive nonverbal feedback and negatively predicted by negative nonverbal feedback.

Conclusion: Overall, perceived feedback from physical education teachers appears to play a significant role in shaping high school students’ other-efficacy and relation-inferred self-efficacy beliefs.

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Ethical Statement

Study 1 of the present research was presented as an oral abstract at the 13th International Congress on Physical Education and Sports Teaching (Ankara, Türkiye, October 31-November 2, 2025) under the title “Psychometric Properties of the Tripartite Efficacy Beliefs Scales in Physical Education among High School Students (Grades 9 and 10).” Study 2 was presented as an oral abstract at the 23rd International Congress of Sport Sciences (Erzurum, Türkiye, December 1-4, 2025) under the title “Tripartite Efficacy Beliefs in Physical Education Classes among High School Students: The Role of Perceived Feedback from Physical Education Teachers.”

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Science and Exercise (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 3, 2026

Submission Date

January 28, 2026

Acceptance Date

April 10, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 9 Number: 2026

APA
Keskin Akın, N., & Yamaç, S. (2026). How Important Is Teacher Feedback for Self- and Relational-Efficacy Beliefs In High School Physical Education? 9(2026), 232-253. https://izlik.org/JA32SM69DK
AMA
1.Keskin Akın N, Yamaç S. How Important Is Teacher Feedback for Self- and Relational-Efficacy Beliefs In High School Physical Education? 2026;9(2026):232-253. https://izlik.org/JA32SM69DK
Chicago
Keskin Akın, Nurgül, and Sevim Yamaç. 2026. How Important Is Teacher Feedback for Self- and Relational-Efficacy Beliefs In High School Physical Education?. 9 (2026): 232-53. https://izlik.org/JA32SM69DK.
EndNote
Keskin Akın N, Yamaç S (May 1, 2026) How Important Is Teacher Feedback for Self- and Relational-Efficacy Beliefs In High School Physical Education? 9 2026 232–253.
IEEE
[1]N. Keskin Akın and S. Yamaç, “How Important Is Teacher Feedback for Self- and Relational-Efficacy Beliefs In High School Physical Education?”, vol. 9, no. 2026, pp. 232–253, May 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA32SM69DK
ISNAD
Keskin Akın, Nurgül - Yamaç, Sevim. “How Important Is Teacher Feedback for Self- and Relational-Efficacy Beliefs In High School Physical Education?” 9/2026 (May 1, 2026): 232-253. https://izlik.org/JA32SM69DK.
JAMA
1.Keskin Akın N, Yamaç S. How Important Is Teacher Feedback for Self- and Relational-Efficacy Beliefs In High School Physical Education? 2026;9:232–253.
MLA
Keskin Akın, Nurgül, and Sevim Yamaç. How Important Is Teacher Feedback for Self- and Relational-Efficacy Beliefs In High School Physical Education? no. 2026, May 2026, pp. 232-53, https://izlik.org/JA32SM69DK.
Vancouver
1.Nurgül Keskin Akın, Sevim Yamaç. How Important Is Teacher Feedback for Self- and Relational-Efficacy Beliefs In High School Physical Education? [Internet]. Vols. 9. 2026 May 1;9(2026):232-53. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA32SM69DK

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