Chinese University Student Survey on Physical Education, Motivation, and Activity

A cross-sectional online survey of 1,024 undergraduate students taking general physical education courses at five universities across three cities in China. The dataset includes measures of perceived autonomy support in PE, motivation for physical activity, environmental support, physical activity, and physical literacy, collected by author Jiacheng Guo. The data was last updated on 2026-05-20.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the indirect link between autonomy-supportive teaching and physical activity based on motivation and environmental support measures.
• Modeling conditional associations where environmental support moderates the motivation-physical activity link.
• Investigating the application of self-determination theory and the COM-B model in a physical education context.

Strengths

• Dataset is based on a survey of 1,024 participants, providing a substantial sample size.
• Measures are grounded in established theoretical frameworks (self-determination theory, COM-B model).
• The dataset has a clear, open license (CC-BY-4.0).

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single cross-sectional survey, limiting causal inference.
• The dataset is small in file size (70.7 KB), suggesting limited scope or complexity.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Jiacheng Guo

Collection Method

Cross-sectional online survey

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 05:45:52; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Five universities across three cities in China