High Physical Self-Concept Benefits on School Adjustment of Korean Student-Athletes

Successful adjustment of student-athletes to their school is an internationally relevant issue. In Korea, school-athletes abandon their athletic activity at a rate of over 40%, suggesting an urgent need to develop measures that allow them to balance sports and academic life. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of physical self-concept on school adaptation among student-athletes. We analyzed data from 589 student-athletes, including sex and award-winning career as covariates. Then, reliability and validity of scales were obtained. The results showed that student-athletes with higher physical self-concept are more likely to be successful in school adjustment. The effects of physical self-concept on school adjustment were proven to be mediated by sex and award-winning career of student-athletes. This result provides the basis for the importance of recognizing the concept of physical self as a way for student athletes to adapt well to school life. As differences depending on gender and award experience exist, they should be taken into account when teaching student athletes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 17(2020), 8 vom: 13. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Young-Jae [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Jin-Hoon [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Jeong-Hyung [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Athletes
Journal Article
School life
Self-concept
Youth

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Date Completed 24.09.2020

Date Revised 24.09.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph17082653

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308798236