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

• Isabel Balaguer Solá ^[1] ; Francisco L. Atienza González ^[1] ; Joan L. Duda ^[2]
  1. [1] Universitat de València

     Universitat de València

     Valencia, España

     
  2. [2] University of Birmingham

     University of Birmingham

     Reino Unido

     
• Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Vol. 15, Nº. 2, 2012, págs. 624-630
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5209/rev_sjop.2012.v15.n2.38873
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  • español

    El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar las relaciones entre determinadas autopercepciones y la autovalía global con diferentes niveles de frecuencia de participación deportiva en chicos y chicas adolescentes Españoles. Los estudiantes (457 chicos y 460 chicas) cumplimentaron el “Self Perception Profile for Children” (Harter, 1985) e ítems del “Health Behavior in School Children Questionnaire” (Wold, 1995) que valoran la participación deportiva. Los resultados mostraron que algunas dimensiones de autopercepción estaban asociadas con diferentes frecuencias de participación deportiva mientras que los juicios generales de autovalía no lo estaban. En concreto, en chicos y chicas, los elevados niveles de participación deportiva estuvieron positivamente asociados con Competencia Deportiva, y en chicos estuvieron también asociados con Apariencia Física y Aceptación Social. Se destacan las implicaciones potenciales de los procesos de socialización en determinados ámbitos sobre la configuración de las autopercepciones.

  • English

    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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