Measuring physical self-concept of schoolchildren aged 10 to 16 on physical education lessons

Abstract

This research aim was to determine what happens to physical self-concept during compulsory schooling. 1419 students from Primary (n = 619) and Secondary School (n = 800) participated: 640 boys and 779 girls; Mage = 12.81, SD = 1.93. There were statistically significant differences in age and educational stage, regarding physical condition (PhC) (p < .001), appearance (AP) (p < .001), perceived competence (PC) (p < .001), strength (St) (p < .001) and self-esteem (SE) (p < .001); In the gender factor in PhC (p = .005). Results showed a decrease in PhC, AP, PC, St and SE in the passage from Primary to Secondary School, as these variables are higher in boys than in girls. Based on results, it should be reflected on teaching practice and methodology used in these ages, because physical self-concept is an important factor for becoming and remaining physically active.

Physical self-concept in Peruvian adolescent schoolchildren: Validity, reliability, and proposal of percentiles for its evaluation

“…In fact, reliability values were high (r = 0.80-0.81), demonstrating high internal consistency for the questionnaire. The Cronbach's alpha values observed in this study demonstrate that they exceeded the minimum values recommended in the literature (Streiner, 2003) and consequently are consistent with several studies reported in recent years (Goñi and Infante, 2010;Kolovelonis et al, 2013;Navarro Patón et al, 2020).…”

“…The first measures of physical self-concept date back to unidimensional and global conceptions that included items related to physical abilities and physical appearance (Marsh and Shavelson, 1985). It is now widely known that self-concept is multidimensional, so studies in recent years have been interested in validating physical self-perception scales in various geographic regions of the world (Kolovelonis et al, 2013;McGrane et al, 2016;Estevan et al, 2018;Navarro Patón et al, 2020). However, to our knowledge, no physical self-perception scales for adolescents have been proposed or validated in Peru, so it is possible that the scale proposed by Fox and Corbin (1989) could demonstrate a valid and reliable factor structure in adolescents living in a high-altitude region.…”

Sport practice with friends and perceived physical competence as predictors of physical activity in adolescents

“…Besides, satisfaction with the own appearance or physical attractiveness (in this study, PPA) is a sub-domain of physical self-concept that decreases from primary to secondary education and is lower in girls than boys (Navarro-Patón et al, 2020). This construct has traditionally presented lower correlation with physical activity and sport practice compared to other sub-domains, such as PPC or perceived physical fitness (Esnaola and Revuelta, 2009;Van der Horst et al, 2007).…”

“…In fact, this is considered to be a paramount predictor of sport practice and participation (Burkhalter and Wendt, 2001;Eberline et al, 2018;Zhang et al, 2015). It was also confirmed that PPC tended to be worse among girls than boys (Esnaola and Revuelta, 2009;Murillo et al, 2014) and to decrease with age (Hernández et al, 2008;Navarro-Patón et al, 2020).…”

Diferencias en la competencia motriz percibida de una población infantil según la región geográfica

“…Al enfocarse en la comparación según el sexo de los participantes, los resultados del presente estudio son congruentes con lo reportado por estudios similares, donde se encontró que los niños presentan una percepción mayor en comparación con las niñas Navarro-Patón, Pazos-Couto, Rodríguez-Fernández & Arufe-Giraldez, 2019;Robinson, 2011). No obstante, a diferencia de estos resultados, diversos estudios no han reportado diferencias entre niños y niñas en competencia percibida (Goodway & Rudisill, 1997;Liong, Ridgers & Barnett, 2015;Patón, Ferreiro & Nemiña, 2018;Salazar & Jiménez, 2018).…”