High Physical Self-Concept Benefits on School Adjustment of Korean Student-Athletes
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Department of Physical Education of Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea
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Sanghyun Middle School, Seoul 06974, Korea
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(8), 2653; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082653
Received: 28 February 2020
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Revised: 9 April 2020
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Accepted: 10 April 2020
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Published: 13 April 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physical Activity and Psychosocial and Cognitive Outcomes in Children and Adolescents)
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.
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Keywords:
school life; self-concept; youth; athletes
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Kim, Y.-J.; Jang, J.-H.; Cho, J.-H. High Physical Self-Concept Benefits on School Adjustment of Korean Student-Athletes. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 2653. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082653
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Kim Y-J, Jang J-H, Cho J-H. High Physical Self-Concept Benefits on School Adjustment of Korean Student-Athletes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(8):2653. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082653
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Young-Jae, Jin-Hoon Jang, and Jeong-Hyung Cho. 2020. "High Physical Self-Concept Benefits on School Adjustment of Korean Student-Athletes" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 8: 2653. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082653
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