Self-Perceptions, Self-Worth and Sport Participation in Adolescents

  1. Balaguer Solá, Isabel 1
  2. Atienza González, Francisco L. 1
  3. Duda, Joan L. 2
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

  2. 2 University of Birmingham
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    University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/03angcq70

Journal:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Year of publication: 2012

Volume: 15

Issue: 2

Pages: 624-630

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5209/REV_SJOP.2012.V15.N2.38873 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to study the associations between specific self-perceptions and global self-worth with different frequency levels of sport participation among Spanish boys and girls adolescents. Students (457 boys and 460 girls) completed the Self Perception Profile for Children (Harter, 1985) and items assessing sport engagement from The Health Behavior in School Children Questionnaire (Wold, 1995). Results showed that some specific dimensions of self-perception were related to different frequency of sport participation whereas overall judgments of self-worth did not. Specifically, for boys and girls, higher levels of sport participation were positively associated to Athletic Competence, and for boys were also associated with Physical Appearance and Social Acceptance. The potential implications of domain specific socialisation processes on the configuration of self-perceptions are highlighted.

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Funding information

This study was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Cultura (PR1999-0242) and the Dirección General de Salud Pública de la Comunidad Valenciana (IVESP – 99/011), Spain.

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