Influence of psychomotor and cooperative socialmotor expressive practices in emotional experience considering gender

Abstract

The present research analyzed the emotional intensity lived during the practice on psychomotor (individual) and socialmotor (cooperative) body expression situations in Physical Education lessons. 60 students (34 girls and 26 boys) of ESO’s first year from a highschool in the Region of Murcia, took part. To know their emotional state, it was used the Games and Emotion Scale (GES). The data obtained was analyzed with the generalized estimation equations. The results suggested that psychomotor as well as cooperative socialmotor practices generate high intensities in positive emotions. However, psychomotor situations in body expresion registed higher values of shame over cooperatives. The conclusion drawn from this study imply the necessity of considering these kind of situations a way to develop an emotional wellness in students. Furthermore, this provides evidence to start cooperative socialmotor practices to stimulate a wellness atmosphere where the emotional intensity of shame is lower than in psychomotor body expresion.