Prospective Relations Between Self‐Concept and Adolescent Physical Education Participation: A Sex Stratified Analysis
During this critical transitional phase, global self-concept and positive physical appearance self-perceptions among males were prospectively linked to sustained participation in physical education classes into the subsequent year of high school, when physical education becomes an optional subject for most students. Such findings highlight the pivotal role of self-concept in sustained physical activity and offer crucial insights for interventions aimed at enhancing physical education participation and fostering a lifelong engagement in physical activity.
Authors
- Jenna D. Gilchrist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7323-0953)
- Eva Pila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5175-4329)
- Kelsey Sick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1588-610X)
- Mahmood Reza Gohari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4289-2022)
- Scott T. Leatherdale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-3065)
- Karen A. Patte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5214-1943)
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- Brock University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Adolescence
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jad.12476
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.88
Funders
- Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
- Ministère de la Santé
- Health Canada
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
- Institute of Population and Public Health