Next Article in Journal
Can Proper Funding Enhance Sustainable Tourism in Rural Settings? Evidence from a Developing Country
Next Article in Special Issue
Validity of the Portable Ultrasound BodyMetrix™ BX-2000 for Measuring Body Fat Percentage
Previous Article in Journal
Multi-Objective Optimization of an Integrated Algal and Sludge-Based Bioenergy Park and Wastewater Treatment System
Previous Article in Special Issue
Optimal Body Composition and Anthropometric Profile of World-Class Beach Handball Players by Playing Positions
Article

Analysis of Self-Concept in Adolescents before and during COVID-19 Lockdown: Differences by Gender and Sports Activity

1
Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja, s/n 18071 Granada, Spain
2
Novaschool Sunland International, Estación de Cártama-Málaga, Carretera de Cártama Estación a Pizarra, s/n 29580 Cártama, Spain
3
Department of Physical Education and Special Motricity, Faculty of Physical Education and Mountain Sports, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500068 Brasov, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2020, 12(18), 7792; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187792
Received: 3 September 2020 / Revised: 9 September 2020 / Accepted: 19 September 2020 / Published: 21 September 2020
An appeal has been issued to the scientific community to investigate physical, mental and emotional states, and pro-social behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, this study aims to investigate adolescents’ self-concept before and during a lockdown period in relation to gender and type/amount of physical activity or sports. The pre-lockdown sample of 366 adolescents were aged 13–17 years (M = 15.51 ± 0.65), of whom 192 (52.5%) were females and 174 (47.5%) were males. During the lockdown, the age range of the sample was 13–17 years (M = 14.57 ± 1.47), of whom 82 (60.3%) were females, and 54 (39.7%) were males. The Form-5 Self-concept Questionnaire (AF-5) was used to measure adolescents’ self-concept. There was a reduction in adolescents’ overall self-concept during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was positively associated with emotional well-being, with family and peers being essential factors in the development of an appropriate self-concept. Furthermore, girls’ self-concept, especially academic self-concept, was higher than that of boys during the lockdown. However, both physical and emotional self-concept were higher for boys than girls before the COVID-19 lockdown, although no differences were found during the lockdown. The findings reveal that physical activity was positively correlated to self-concept before and during the COVID-19 lockdown. View Full-Text
Keywords: self-concept; physical activities; lockdown; COVID-19; adolescents self-concept; physical activities; lockdown; COVID-19; adolescents
Show Figures

Figure 1

  • Externally hosted supplementary file 1
    Doi: -
    Link: http://-
    Description: -
MDPI and ACS Style

González-Valero, G.; Zurita-Ortega, F.; Lindell-Postigo, D.; Conde-Pipó, J.; Grosz, W.R.; Badicu, G. Analysis of Self-Concept in Adolescents before and during COVID-19 Lockdown: Differences by Gender and Sports Activity. Sustainability 2020, 12, 7792. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187792

AMA Style

González-Valero G, Zurita-Ortega F, Lindell-Postigo D, Conde-Pipó J, Grosz WR, Badicu G. Analysis of Self-Concept in Adolescents before and during COVID-19 Lockdown: Differences by Gender and Sports Activity. Sustainability. 2020; 12(18):7792. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187792

Chicago/Turabian Style

González-Valero, Gabriel, Félix Zurita-Ortega, David Lindell-Postigo, Javier Conde-Pipó, Wilhelm R. Grosz, and Georgian Badicu. 2020. "Analysis of Self-Concept in Adolescents before and during COVID-19 Lockdown: Differences by Gender and Sports Activity" Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7792. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187792

Find Other Styles
Note that from the first issue of 2016, MDPI journals use article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Access Map by Country/Region

1
Back to TopTop