The link between children's sport participation and self-esteem: Exploring the mediating role of sport self-concept

Slutzky, Carly; Simpkins, Sandra D.

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2008.09.006

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“…Previous studies have reported that participation in sports increases physical attraction and improves general self-esteem (Gim 2007;Haugen et al 2014;Kim and Lee 2012). In addition, Slutzky and Simpkins (2009) tested the relationship between children's self-esteem and types of sports participation (individual and team sports) and found that only participation in team sports had positive effects on sport self-concept and self-esteem. These studies focused on sports participation, and investigating other types of exercise, that are not meant for competition and place greater emphasis on health, may be useful for Korean adolescents.…”

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Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Depression in Korean Adolescents

2016

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This study examined the association among body image, self-esteem, and body image and depression in a sample of 3658 Korean adolescents (male 53.4 %). The extant research on these relationships have been conducted primarily on samples from Western countries, where although thinness is similarly pursued findings have limited generalizability due to differences in societal context. Participants from South Korea completed assessment measures of body image, self-esteem, and depression. Hierarchical regression analyses were used across three BMI groups (underweight N = 1293, normal weight N = 1627, and overweight groups N = 486). Various group differences were found in the relationships. After controlling for covariates age, amounts of exercise and subjective perceptions of health, body image was found to have significant effects on both self-esteem and depression. Implications and future research directions based on the findings are discussed.

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Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Depression in Korean Adolescents

2016

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“…Indeed, gymnasts' self-esteem seemed to be clearly enhanced not only by successful competitive results, but also by the fact that they had a great dominium over their body, allowing them to perform movements and skills inaccessible to their friends. Along the same lines, it is worth mentioning that several investigations have found that self-esteem was positively associated with the practice of sport (e.g., Erkut & Tracy, 2002;Slutzky & Simpkins, 2009), and with the intention to continue sports participation (e.g., Slutzky & Simpkins, 2009;Ullrich-French & Smith, 2009). …”

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The Perceptions of the Best Portuguese Coaches about Dropout and Persistence in Women’s Artistic Gymnasts

Pereira¹,

Faro²,

Stotlar³

et al. 2014

IJPS

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The purpose of the present investigation was to study the perceptions of the best Portuguese coaches of women's artistic gymnastics on athletes' persistence and dropout behaviors. Semi-structured interviews were applied to obtain the coaches' (n=8) accounts on why athletes persisted in or dropped out of gymnastics, and what lead parents to maintain or remove their daughters from gymnastics. In both cases, two distinct time periods were distinguished: "at the beginning of the career" and "throughout the career". Additionally, coaches were also questioned as to the factors underlying athletes' success in gymnastics. Results showed that, in the opinion of coaches, the decision to dropout or persist, whether it emanated from the athletes or their parents, stemmed from multiple causes. Nevertheless, the rigorous physical and psychological demands of the training process, and the conflict of those demands with work, study and family commitments, were often strong motives for athletes' and parents' dissatisfaction. Contrariwise, the enjoyment derived through the involvement in gymnastics, competitive ambition and the experience of success were some of the main motives attributed to athletes' persistence in gymnastics. Regarding parents, gymnastics began as a way to fill up their daughters' free time and as a means to promote their comprehensive education. However, in time, gymnastics seemed to become a means of social affirmation and an outlet for parents' personal frustrations. Finally, coaches stressed the importance, for success in women's gymnastics, of successful competitive results and enjoyment, as well as the human and social circumstances surrounding the athletes.

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“…Along with health advantages for children and adolescents, participation in sports at younger age improves self-esteem (Slutzky and Simpkins 2009), helps children develop emotional regulation and physical skills (Hansen et al 2003), and teaches cooperation and leadership (Merkel 2013). Physical activity also has a positive influence on adults' health status (Dennison et al 1988), preventing hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, some cancers, and osteoporosis (Warburton et al 2010).…”

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The Characteristics of Coaches that Verbally or Physically Abuse Young Athletes

Yabe

Hagiwara

Sekiguchi

et al. 2018

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Verbal or physical abuse from coaches has a negative impact on young athletes. To prevent abuse against young athletes, it is important to know the characteristics of abusive coaches. This study aimed to elucidate the characteristics of coaches who commit verbal or physical abuse in youth sports teams. A cross-sectional study was conducted with coaches of youth sport teams in Miyagi prefecture, Japan (n = 1,283), using a self-reported questionnaire (response rate was 24.0%). Multivariate logistic regression models were used for analyses. The prevalence of verbal and physical abuse towards young athletes was 64.7% (n = 830) and 6.2% (n = 79), respectively. Verbal abuse was significantly associated with lower educational attainment (odds ratio (OR): 1.32, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.03-1.69), experiences of verbal abuse by own coaches (OR: 1.85, 95% CI: 1.37-2.50), acceptability for verbal or physical abuse (OR: 2.53, 95% CI: 1.82-3.52), and dissatisfaction with athletes' attitude (OR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.26-2.07). Physical abuse was significantly associated with experiences of physical abuse by respondents' coaches (OR: 2.71, 95% CI: 1.50-4.92), acceptability for verbal or physical abuse (OR: 3.89, 95% CI: 2.39-6.33), and longer experience of coaching in years (OR: 2.45, 95% CI: 1.20-4.98). The results of this study show that coaches who commit verbal or physical abuse had typically experienced abuse from their former coaches, and adopted a similar style. Breaking the negative cycle of verbal and physical abuse is necessary to eliminate the abuse of young athletes.

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The link between children's sport participation and self-esteem: Exploring the mediating role of sport self-concept

Cited by 165 publications

References 41 publications

Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Depression in Korean Adolescents

Body Image, Self-Esteem, and Depression in Korean Adolescents

The Perceptions of the Best Portuguese Coaches about Dropout and Persistence in Women’s Artistic Gymnasts

The Characteristics of Coaches that Verbally or Physically Abuse Young Athletes

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