Influence of Involvement in the Girls on Track Program on Early Adolescent Girls' Self-Perceptions

Autor/in	Waldron, Jennifer J.
Titel	Influence of Involvement in the Girls on Track Program on Early Adolescent Girls' Self-Perceptions
Quelle	In: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 78 (2007) 5, S.520-530 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-1367
Schlagwörter	Females; Early Adolescents; Self Concept; Student Motivation; Socialization; Pretests Posttests; Interviews; Grade 6; Athletics; Skill Development; Interpersonal Competence; Attitude Change; Physical Activities; Student Participation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Selbstkonzept; Schulische Motivation; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Leichtathletik; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung
Abstract	The Model of Competence Motivation (Harter, 1978) highlights how self-perceptions are influenced by individual and socialization factors. Using this model, the present study investigated, quantitatively with a pretest and posttest design (N = 34) and qualitatively via individual interviews (N = 8), how involvement in the Girls on Track program (GOT) influenced the perceived competence and self-worth of sixth-grade girls. GOT is a program that uses training for a 5-km race as a means to teach life skills. The self-perceptions of the participants showed increasing trends from pre- to posttest. Interviewed girls discussed their acquisition of interpersonal skills and of positive feelings about themselves. The discussion emphasizes how program involvement can influence the development of self-perceptions in early adolescent girls. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10