Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between general self-concept and health-related physical fitness in primary school children. Design: Cross-sectional design and descriptive court. Method: A total of 216 schoolchildren (9.26 ± 1.26 years) participated in the measurement of the speed-agility, muscle strength and aerobic capacity as physical fitness components. Six dimensions of self-concept (intellectual, behavioral, physical, lack of anxiety, social and life satisfaction) were assessed by the Self-Concept Scale Piers-Harris. Results: No significant differences were found among the self-concept dimensions between men and women. Males showed higher scores on the test of 4 × 10 m (p < 0.05), manual dynamometry (p < 0.005) and Course-Navette (p < 0.005). An increased fitness level was positively and significantly related with higher values of overall self-concept (p < 0.005) in both genres. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that those students with a higher overall fitness level show higher levels of general self-concept. More investigation is needed to know which physical fitness parameters are more related with the self-concept.
Highlights
Self-concept is one of the most analyzed health-related psychological constructs (Madariaga & Goñi, 2009)
Mean comparisons were made by gender and age showed no significant differences in any of the self-concept dimensions and overall scale score
The analysis of variance relating the fitness levels and general self-concept values indicates that the increase of fitness level is positively and significantly related with higher values of overall self-concept (p < 0.005) (Table 4)
Summary
Self-concept is one of the most analyzed health-related psychological constructs (Madariaga & Goñi, 2009). One of the most important conceptual approaches on self-concept (Shavelson, Hubner, & Stanton, 1976) defined it as the perceptions that the individual has about himself, which are based on his experiences with others, inte-. How to cite this paper: García, P. Physical Fitness Level and Its Relationship with Self-Concept in School Children. Organization and integration of experiences on dimensions of self-concept has been a multidimensional nature factor of particular importance for adequate standards of conduct, performance and development in several areas of personality (Esnaola, Goñi, & Madariaga, 2008)
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