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To evaluate differences in situational interest across three strength-training tasks differing in guidance types based on students' individual interest profiles within the four-phase model of interest development.

August 16, 2026European Physical Education Review

Task receptivity in school strength training: A function of individual interest profiles?

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To evaluate differences in situational interest across three strength-training tasks differing in guidance types based on students' individual interest profiles within the four-phase model of interest development.
Evaluated N = 319 students (mean age = 16.0 ± 1.7 years; 53.3% boys) participating in three strength-training tasks within a physical education unit.
Tasks varied by load self-regulation guidance: internal guidance (autonomous), external guidance (structured), and mixed guidance (combined).
Performed cluster analyses using Bayesian Information Criterion and log-likelihood criteria across three individual interest factors.
Cluster analysis identified four distinct student profiles displaying progressively increasing levels of individual interest.
Instructional tasks relying primarily on external guidance generated higher situational interest scores in lower individual interest profiles.
No significant task-by-profile interaction occurred for higher individual interest profiles, with non-linear patterns observed across profiles for all tasks except mixed guidance.

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Comparative study reveals external guidance enhances situational interest among students with low individual interest, suggesting tailored instructional designs improve physical education engagement.

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Belhouchat et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8179cbf2fb91fc834ad340 https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x261471022

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Comparative study reveals external guidance enhances situational interest among students with low individual interest, suggesting tailored instructional designs improve physical education engagement.

Task receptivity in school strength training: A function of individual interest profiles?

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