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Self-determination theory(SDT; Deci & Ryan, 2000) proposed that intrinsic, relative to intrinsic, goal content is critical predictor of quality of an individual's behavior and psychological sell-being. The purpose of this study was to test the elementary school children's the goal content for exercise questionnaire. This study was to use original GCEQ which was made by Sebire et al.(2008) and it revised for Korea elementary school children. The subjects were 872(boys: 456, girls: 416) elementary school children and they have lived in Gwangju city and Chonnam province now. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a 19-item solution consisting 4 lower order factors which were 'health management and skill development(7 items)', 'social recognition(4 items)', 'social affiliation(4 items)', and 'image(4 items)'. The goal content for exercise was explained by health management and skill development about 58%, by social recognition about 15%, by social affiliation about 10%, and by image about 6%. In analysis confirmed factor analysis, this scale had a good fix index, RMR, CFI, NFI, and RMSEA.