Participatory teaching styles in Physical Education classes and their influence on different psychological aspects

The main objective of this study was to analyze different psychological aspects (autonomy support, basic psychological needs, motivation and self-esteem) after an intervention process based on several teaching styles (lesson implementation by the teacher and the students with means of participatory teaching styles and cooperative work). A pre-post quasi-experimental research design was carried out with a control group and an experimental group. With the control group, the usual classroom dynamics (with the Physical Education teacher) were maintained, and with the experimental group the students (with the supervision of the teacher) taught the lessons. Results showed that the experimental group experienced a decline in autonomy support of the teacher and an improvement in the sense of relatedness, self-esteem, and external regulation (which declined). The greater involvement of the students in their teaching-learning process improved the different psychological aspects studied.