Self-concepts of disabled youth athletes.
A self-concept inventory was administered to 158 youth athletes, ages 9 to 18 yr. (M = 13.94 yr., SD = 2.63) who competed in the first Pan American Victory Games for Physically Disabled Youth. Disabilities represented were blind (n = 57), cerebral palsy (n = 52), dwarfs (n = 18), spinal cord injured (n = 12), amputation (n = 10), and les autres (n = 9). The purpose was to examine the self-concepts of disabled youth athletes and begin a data base. Analysis indicated that mean self-concept scores fell within or were close to ranges of means for able-bodied youth, as given in the test manual.
Sherrill
C
C
Texas Woman's University, Denton 76204.
Hinson
M
M
Gench
B
B
Kennedy
S O
SO
Low
L
L
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000523:psychology; D001766:Blindness / Q000523:psychology; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D004392:Dwarfism / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000523:psychology; D013177:Sports