Global Self-Worth among Adolescents: The Role of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Physical Education. Issue 5 (28th July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Erdvik, Irina Burchard; Haugen, Tommy; Ivarsson, Andreas; Säfvenbom, Reidar
• Is Part Of: Scandinavian journal of educational research. Volume 64:Issue 5(2020)
• Page Start: 768
• Page End: 781
• Publication Date: 2020-07-28
• Subjects: Self-esteem -- adolescent -- basic psychological needs -- PE -- movement contexts -- organized sport -- self-organized movement activity -- equal education; Education -- Research -- Periodicals; 370.72
• DOI: 10.1080/00313831.2019.1600578
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-3831

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Global self-worth is important for healthy development and learning, and is therefore highlighted as a major aim in the Norwegian physical education (PE) curriculum. Based on prior research this study aimed to assess potential differences in global self-worth and contextual basic need satisfaction among 2854 adolescents (47.5% boys, 52.5% girls, ages 13 and 16) participating in different movement contexts, and to determine whether basic need satisfaction in PE relates to global self-worth. Structural equation modeling analyses indicate that basic need satisfaction in PE relates significantly to global self-worth. However, adolescents who do not participate in movement contexts outside school report significantly lower basic need satisfaction in PE compared to their sports-active peers, and could possibly therefore experience reduced global self-worth development through PE. Findings support research showing that sports active youth reap most of the benefits of PE, and thus, that PE violates the principles of equal education.