title: Changes in the global self-concept of women through physical fitness training and group counseling.
abstract: The purpose was to test whether physical fitness training combined with group counseling was more effective for enhancing self-concept of women university students than counseling, fitness training, or a control condition. 68 women students (Mage = 21.1 yr., SD = 1.5) voluntarily participated. The physical fitness group, the group counseling group, the physical fitness training combined with group counseling group, and the lecture control group were formed by the students of two intact classes, General Physical Conditioning and Sports and Exercise Psychology. The Tennessee Self-concept Scale was administered before and after the 10-wk. treatments. A Treatment x Time (4 x 2) analysis of variance with repeated measures yielded significant time effects for global self-concept (p < .05). No significant treatment by time interaction or treatment effect were obtained for the global self-concept.
authors: Sport Sciences Department, Başkent University, Eskişehir Yolu 20 km. 06810 Ankara, Turkey. fhasci@baskent.edu.tr
authors: F Hülya
authors: FH
authors: Aşçi
authors: Füsun
authors: F
authors: Akkök
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001242:Assertiveness; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010806:Physical Education and Training / Q000379:methods*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012649:Self Concept; D012647:Self-Assessment; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*