title: Personal and social bases of children's self-concepts about physical movement.
abstract: This project examined the personal and social bases of children's self-concepts about physical movement. Children completed the Movement Assessment Battery, ASK-KIDS self-concept inventory, personal and social self-categorizations. Participants were girls and boys from 5 to 12 years old. Study 1 (N=242) confirmed that the ASK-KIDS self-concept inventory could be extended to physical movement for younger and older girls and boys. In Study 2 (N=42), self-concepts about movement were not necessarily associated with actual performance and personal self-categorizations about oneself as a 'bookish' or 'sporty' person. In contrast, self-concepts about physical movement were associated with social self-categorizations regarding age and sex. Study 3 (N=70) confirmed the social basis of children's self-concepts about movement. Self-concepts about physical movement were associated with children's sense of belonging and not with a sense of individuality. The findings have implications for the design of programs that motivate children to participate in physical activities.
authors.affiliation: The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Brake
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Bornholt
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D010379:Peer Group; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires