Self-perception and participation in sports and exercise : a comparison of obese and normal weight adolescents in a secondary school
The main purpose of this study was to investigate if the self-perception as well as sports and exercise participation of obese adolescents were significantly different from that of normal weight adolescents in a secondary school. The study compared the obese and normal weight adolescents with regard...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-137972020-11-01T06:07:19Z Self-perception and participation in sports and exercise : a comparison of obese and normal weight adolescents in a secondary school Low, Christina Peck Khay. Tan, Harry Soo Kiat National Institute of Education DRNTU::Social sciences::Education::Sports and physical education The main purpose of this study was to investigate if the self-perception as well as sports and exercise participation of obese adolescents were significantly different from that of normal weight adolescents in a secondary school. The study compared the obese and normal weight adolescents with regard to their perceived competence in six domains of their lives. The domains comprised (1) scholastic competence (2) social competence (3) athletic competence (4) physical appearance (5) behavioral conduct and (6) close friendship. For these two groups of adolescents, the variable, global self-worth was compared. In addition, the study explored gender differences in the self-perception profile and sports and exercise participation of adolescents. Master of Education 2008-10-20T11:11:47Z 2008-10-20T11:11:47Z 2000 2000 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13797 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate if the self-perception as well as sports and exercise participation of obese adolescents were significantly different from that of normal weight adolescents in a secondary school. The study compared the obese and normal weight adolescents with regard to their perceived competence in six domains of their lives. The domains comprised (1) scholastic competence (2) social competence (3) athletic competence (4) physical appearance (5) behavioral conduct and (6) close friendship. For these two groups of adolescents, the variable, global self-worth was compared. In addition, the study explored gender differences in the self-perception profile and sports and exercise participation of adolescents. |
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Self-perception and participation in sports and exercise : a comparison of obese and normal weight adolescents in a secondary school |
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