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The aim of this study was to analyse the predictive effect of motivational climate on physical selfperception in physical education environment. The sample of this cross-sectional study was selected with using convenience sampling method and it consisted of 2680 high school students (1378 girls, 1291 boys) from 14 different public schools (1088 9th grader, 832 10th grader, 592 11th grader and 157 12th grader) in central western city. “Trichotomous Motivational Climate Scale” and “The Physical Self-Perception Profile” were administered to the students in classroom environment. MANOVA results revealed gender and grade significant differences in perceived motivational climate and physical self-perception. According to the stepwise multiple linear regression analysis results motivational climate in high school physical education context predicts adolescents’ five different aspects of physical self-perception. Multivariate regression models showed that as perceived performance avoidance climate in physical education increased, students’ perceived body attractiveness and physical self-worth decreased. Physical education teachers are suggested to avoid practices that provide to create learning environments that nourish students’ performance avoidance climate perceptions.

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