Abstract:
The purposes of the study were 1) to compare the mean differences of peer relationship scores before and after the experimental group of students and 2) to compare the mean differences of peer relationship scores after the experiment. Forty junior high school male students who were football players aged between 13 and 15 years old participated in the study. Participants were selected using purposive selection. Participants were divided into two groups: 1) control group that performed only regular sports training and 2) treatment group that performed physical education activities for the enhancement of the relationship between peers using the theory of motivation along with teamwork for 60 minutes each session, twice a week, for 8 weeks. Physical education activities using motivation theory combined with teamwork to build relationships between peers and a relationship assessment form between friends were used. The mean difference within and between groups were analyzed using paired t-test and independent t-test, respectively. The study showed that 1) after the experiment, the relationship between peers scores was increased in the treatment group 2) The treatment group had higher relationship scores among peers than the control group.