AUTHOR=Chiva-Bartoll Oscar , Montero Pedro Jesús Ruiz , Capella-Peris Carlos , Salvador-García Celina 

TITLE=Effects of Service Learning on Physical Education Teacher Education Students’ Subjective Happiness, Prosocial Behavior, and Professional Learning

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2020

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00331

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00331

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Purpose: This study aims to analyse the effects of a Service-Learning (SL) programme on the Subjective Happinnes (SH), Prosocial Behaviour (PB) and Professional Learning (PL) perceptions of Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) students, as well as to examine the correlations among these variables. 
Method: The study used a quasi-experimental design of two non-equivalent groups (control and experimental) comparing pretest and posttest data. Instruments used were the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), the Prosocial and Civic Competence (PCC) questionnaire, and the Impact of Service-Learning during Initial Training of Physical Activity and Sports (IMAPS-AFD-FI) questionnaire. 
Results: Data indicated that SL only had significant influence in SH when students compared themselves with their peers. On the other hand, the effect of SL on promoting PB and PL perceived was significant in several of their dimensions. Finally, the results showed a greater correlation of the perceived PL with the PB than with the SH. Discussion/Conclusion: The results of the study provide educational researchers with valuable information to better understand how SL influences the training of PETE students.