Advances in Physical Education, 2016, 6, 406-418 http://www.scirp.org/journal/ape ISSN Online: 2164-0408 ISSN Print: 2164-0386 DOI: 10.4236/ape.2016.64041 November 23, 2016 Verbal Aggressiveness and Affective Learning in Physical Education Alexandra Bekiari, Theodota Tsaggopoulou Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece Abstract In this study, relations among physical education instructors’ verbal aggressiveness were examined as perceived by students and students’ affective learning. The sample consisted of 297 students (approx. 50% males and 50% females) aged 9 - 12 years old (M = 11.2, SD = 0.68) from primary schools who completed two types of question- naires during physical education classes. Statistically significant differences were ob- served in affect towards recommended course behavior between the two genders of the students. ANOVA’s findings supported that there was a significant dependence between classes on the factors of affect towards course content and affect towards recommended course behavior. Correlational analysis indicated that perceived in- structors’ verbal aggressiveness was negatively related to affect towards course con- tent, affect towards recommended course behavior and affect towards the instructor. The results of regression analysis revealed that perceived instructors’ verbal aggres- siveness could significantly predict the variables of affect towards the instructor. Dis- tinct types of students are also proposed: 1) the “full affected” and 2) the “behavi- orally affected” student. Keywords Verbal Aggressiveness, Affective Learning, Physical Education 1. Introduction 1.1. Verbal Aggressiveness The education system is one of the main areas where communication and interaction between students and teachers can be achieved (Bekiari & Hasanagas, 2016a; 2016b). The way teachers communicate in the classroom with their students, has a great impact in the learning process and course-related behavior that takes place in the classroom (Haleta, 1996; Richmond & Gorham, 1996). Infante (1987) argued that during commu- How to cite this paper: Bekiari, A., & Tsaggopoulou, T. (2016). Verbal Aggres- siveness and Affective Learning in Physical Education. Advances in Physical Education, 6, 406-418. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ape.2016.64041 Received: October 28, 2016 Accepted: November 20, 2016 Published: November 23, 2016 Copyright © 2016 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access