The effects of participation in rhythmic sport on the self-esteem of adolescent girls from a disadvantaged community

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of participation ina rhythmic sport programme on the self-esteem of adolescent girls. Paterson's(1997) 10 self-esteem enhancing instructional strategies were used to implementthe programme. The content of the programme was designed by the author toprovide adolescent girls from a disadvantaged community the opportunity to learnbasic rhythmic activities and dance skills.Harter's (1985) Self-perception Profile for Children was used to measurethe global self-esteem and perceived movement competence of a control group(n=15) and an experimental group (n=13) of girls between ages 13 - 16 A 22-week rhythmic sport programme was conducted twice each week for the girls inthe experimental group.Following the comparison between pre- and post-test data, it wasconcluded that participation in the intervention had a positive but not statisticallysignificant affect on the girls' global self-esteem and the perceived movementcompetence. All of Paterson's (1997) instructional strategies were perceived bythe paricipants to have been used by their coach. The teaching strategies ofindividualising instruction and setting optimal challenges were the most effectivestrategies in terms of their influence on increasing girls self-esteem.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University