Promoting a functional physical self-concept in physical education: Evaluation of a 10-week intervention

Schmidt, Mirko; Valkanover, Stefan; Roebers, Claudia M.; Conzelmann, Achim (2013). Promoting a functional physical self-concept in physical education: Evaluation of a 10-week intervention. European Physical Education Review, 19(2), pp. 232-255. Sage 10.1177/1356336X13486057

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Most physical education intervention studies on the positive effect of sports on self-concept development have attempted to increase schoolchildren’s self-concept without taking the veridicality of the self-concept into account. The present study investigated whether a 10-week intervention in physical education would lead to an increase not only in the general level of self-concept of endurance and self-concept of strength but also in its veridicality in those who had previously under- or overestimated their abilities. A total of 464 primary schoolchildren (246 boys, 218 girls, Mage = 11.9) either participated in the intervention or served as controls. The intervention group received endurance and strength training during physical education lessons carried out with a consistent individualized teacher frame of reference (iTFR). Results showed that this specific intervention was associated with increases not only in the general level of self-concept but also in its veridicality in under- and overestimators. Results are discussed in terms of didactic methods to promote functional self-concepts in physical education.

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