Perceived Physical Competence in Adults: An Examination of the Physical Self-Perception Profile

1992 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Sonstroem ◽  
Elias D. Speliotis ◽  
Joseph L. Fava
Keyword(s):  
Physical Condition ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Physical Competence ◽  
General Domain ◽  
Body Strength ◽  
Principal Component Analyses ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Continued Use

The purpose of this research was to assess the structure and validity of the Physical Self-Perception Profile (PSPP) when used with adults in their middle and later years. Females (n=149) and males (n=111) completed the four subdomain scales (sport competence, physical condition, attractive body, strength); the more general domain scale, physical self-worth; and a global self-esteem scale. PSPP scales manifested strong internal consistency, validly separated exercisers from nonexercisers (Canonical R=.71 for females, .64 for males, and predicted degree of exercise involvement (Canonical R=.73 for females, .64 for males). Principal-component analyses revealed scale overlap for the scales for physical self-worth and attractive body. Although future PSPP users are warned of probable redundancy in these two scales, continued use and study of PSPP scales is strongly encouraged.

scholarly journals Exercise and Self-Esteem: Validity of Model Expansion and Exercise Associations

1994 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Sonstroem ◽  
Lisa L. Harlow ◽  
Lynn Josephs
Keyword(s):  
Physical Condition ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Fit Indices ◽  
Physical Competence ◽  
Root Mean Square Residual ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
General Physical ◽  
Fit Index

The purpose of this research was to test expansion of the Exercise and Self-Esteem Model (EXSEM) to include two levels of perceived physical competence as operationalized by the Physical Self-Perception Profile (PSPP). Female aerobic dancers (N = 216, age M = 38.4) were administered a Self-Esteem scale (SE), the PSPP to assess a general Physical Self-Worth (PSW), and more specific subdomains of perceived Sport Competence (Sport), Physical Condition (Cond), Attractive Body (Body), and Strength (Stren). Subjects also completed self-efficacy scales for jogging, sitting, and aerobic dancing. Confirmatory factor analysis supported model measurement as hypothesized, %2 = 1,154.88, df = 681, comparative fit index (CFI) = .913, root mean square residual (RMSR) = .047. Structural equation modeling (SEM) supported EXSEM component relationships as proposed. Further SEM associating two exercise self-reports with EXSEM again displayed satisfactory fit indices and explained up to 27.6% of exercise variance. It was concluded that exercise in adult female aerobic dancers is associated with positive evaluations of their physical condition and with negative evaluations of their bodies.

Perfectionism and Self-Perception Profile Comparisons on Burnout and Life Satisfaction in Aesthetic Performers

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Thomas D. Raedeke ◽  
Victoria Blom ◽  
Göran Kenttä
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Personal Standards ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This study evaluated the relationship of perfectionism and self-perceptions with burnout and life satisfaction in aesthetic performers (N = 254) recruited in Sweden. Cluster analysis revealed four groups: perfectionistic with maladaptive self-perceptions, perfectionistic (parent-driven) with maladaptive self-perceptions, achievement-oriented with adaptive self-perceptions, and nonperfectionistic with adaptive self-perceptions. Performers in both maladaptive clusters reported characteristics suggesting they were perfectionistic compared to their peers. They also reported relatively high contingent self-worth and low basic self-esteem. In contrast, those in the nonperfectionistic with adaptive self-perceptions cluster scored relatively low on perfectionism and reported relatively high basic self-esteem and low contingent self-worth. The performers in the achievement-oriented with adaptive self-perceptions cluster reported average scores across most variables, moderately high personal standards, and higher basic self-esteem compared with contingent self-worth. Overall, performers in both maladaptive clusters reported the highest burnout and lowest life satisfaction. Study findings underscore the importance of perfectionism and self-perceptions when considering burnout and life satisfaction.

Examination of the Hierarchical Self-Esteem Model in Adults with Physical Disability

2005 ◽  
Vol 100 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1161-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wakaki Uchida ◽  
Kimio Hashimoto ◽  
Rafer Lutz
Keyword(s):  
Self Esteem ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Physical Strength ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Secondary Purpose ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Perception Model ◽  
General Physical

The primary purpose of this research was to examine the validity of the hierarchical physical self-perceptions model developed by Fox and Corbin (1989) within a population of physically disabled individuals. The secondary purpose was to compare the physical self-perceptions of those who were physically active and physically inactive. 97 adults with physical disabilities completed a self-esteem scale and the Physical Self-perception Profile, Japanese short version to assess General Physical Self-worth and its subdomains of Perceived Sports Competence, Physical Condition, Attractive Body, and Physical Strength. Path analysis showed adequate fit of the data to the hierarchical physical self-perception model. In general, physical self-perceptions were rated more favorably by physically active participants.

scholarly journals Self-Esteem Development Through the Physical: In Search of the Theoretical Underpinning

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
Edward Wah CHOW
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
School Children ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
English Abstract ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Physical Competence ◽  
Theoretical Underpinning ◽  
Self Evaluation

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.School physical education is potentially able to help school children develop positive self-esteem because it provides the contexts for fulfilling the innate need for effectance, optimal challenges, and self-determination. In this paper, self-esteem was conceptualized to be multidimensional and hierarchical with its development following a bottom-up cognitive model. It was suggested that self-esteem development is self-directed in that, firstly, actual physical competence does not directly affect self-esteem but is subjectively interpreted and received to become physical self-perception that in turn affects self-esteem, and secondly, different individuals may adopt different conceptions of success and thus hold different standards for self-evaluation. Hence, the relevance of achievement orientations to selfesteem development through the physical was also discussed.學校體育提供機會，讓學童提升效能、挑戰自我、發揮自決、從而滿足其本能需要，具提升自尊之潛力。本文指出自尊屬多度向、多層級、具自我調控之心理結構。通過個人主觀的理解和認受，一切身體能力先要轉化成身體自我觀，然後才影響自尊。本文亦指出，不同人對所謂成功有不同理解，並因而採用不同標準評價自己；同時，目標取向與提升自尊的關係亦為本文之討論重點。

Effects of Exercise on Physical Self-Concept, Global Self-Esteem, and Depression in Women of Low Socioeconomic Status With Elevated Depressive Symptoms

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabien D. Legrand
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Training ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Physical Condition ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Housing Complex

We examined the possible mediating role of physical self-perceptions, physical self-esteem, and global self-esteem in the relationships between exercise and depression in a group of socioeconomically disadvantaged women with elevated symptoms of depression. Forty-four female residents of a low-income housing complex were randomized into a 7-week-long exercise-training group or a wait-list group. Depression, physical self-perceptions and self-esteem were measured repeatedly. Significant changes were found for depression, self-esteem, physical self-worth, and self-perceived physical condition in the exercise-training group. Intent-to-treat analyses did not alter the results. Most of the reduction in depression occurred between Week 2 and Week 4 while initial improvement in physical self-worth and self-perceived physical condition was observed between baseline and Week 2. These variables can be seen as plausible mechanisms for effects of exercise on depression.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Examination of the Exercise and Self-Esteem Model in Middle-Aged Women

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 862-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steriani Elavsky
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Condition ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Body Attractiveness ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Longitudinal Examination

This 2-year prospective study examined the exercise and self-esteem model in middle-aged women (N = 143) previously enrolled in a randomized controlled exercise trial. Across the 2-year period, increases in physical activity (PA) and self-efficacy and reductions in body mass index (BMI) were associated with improved subdomain self-perceptions relative to physical condition, and reductions in BMI were associated with improved subdomain self-perceptions relative to physical condition and body attractiveness. The effects of PA, self-efficacy, and BMI on changes in physical self-worth and global self-esteem were mediated by changes in self-perceptions relative to physical condition and body attractiveness. The results of this longitudinal analysis support the hierarchical and multidimensional structure of self-esteem and indicate that middle-aged women can enhance how they perceive their condition and body attractiveness by continued participation in physical activity, increasing their self-efficacy, and maintaining healthy BMI levels.

Self-Perception Profile in Children with Cancer: Self vs Parent Report

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 427-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valsamma Eapen ◽  
Christopher Mpofu ◽  
Tamas Revesz ◽  
Tewfik Daradkeh
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Intervention ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Physical Appearance ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Poor Agreement ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Children With Cancer ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Self Worth

Self-perception about competence, behaviour, and self-worth were examined in 30 children (8 to 14 years) recently diagnosed as having cancer and were compared with that of their parents' perception. The poor agreement between parents' and children's ratings on physical appearance and social acceptance is noteworthy in that these two domains are particularly vulnerable in children with cancer, given the effects of chemotherapy on physical appearance and children's tendency to view themselves as socially undesirable or a burden to others. This finding, if replicated, can have implications for therapeutic intervention since the discrepancy score could be used to challenge children's negative views in the context of cognitive therapy to improve their self-esteem.

scholarly journals A good person shouldn't feel this way: Moralized attitudes, identity, and self-esteem

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierce David Ekstrom ◽  
Calvin K. Lai
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Good Person ◽  
Morality Plays ◽  
The People ◽  
Gut Feelings ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Tentative Evidence ◽  
Identity Centrality

Moralized attitudes are the attitudes that people construe as matters of right and wrong. In this study, we examine how moralized attitudes influence how people perceive and evaluate themselves using the Attitudes, Identities, and Individual Differences (AIID) dataset—a survey of over 200,000 individuals asked to report their attitudes in one of 95 domains. In exploratory analyses of a subset of the AIID dataset, we found that the specific attitudes that people moralize differ greatly from individual to individual, and that moralized attitudes are more central to one’s identity than non-moralized attitudes. We also found tentative evidence that participants reported lowered feelings of self-worth when they experienced mental conflict between attitudes that were central to their identity and their gut feelings toward the objects of those attitudes. With future access to the remainder of the AIID dataset, we will conduct confirmatory analyses that put these findings together. Do people experience lower self-esteem when their moralized attitudes and gut feelings are in conflict? If so, is that because of moralized attitudes’ identity centrality? Our findings will clarify the role that morality plays in self-perception and whether people think less of themselves when they fall short of the people they aspire to be.

The Physical Self-Perception Profile: Devlopment and Preliminary Validation

1989 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 408-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Fox ◽  
Charles B. Corbin
Keyword(s):  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Physical Conditioning ◽  
Physical Domain ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Physical Strength ◽  
College Age ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
General Physical

The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument that would permit the application of recent advances in self-esteem theory to the study of self-perception in the physical domain. Open-ended questionnaire responses were used to identify important contributors to the physical self-esteem of a college age population. Based on these data, four subdomain subscales designed to assess perceived bodily attractiveness, sports competence, physical strength, and physical conditioning were constructed along with a general physical self-worth subscale as the basis of the Physical Self-Perception Profile. The sensitivity, reliability, and stability of the subscales were supported for both genders across three independent samples. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis indicated the discriminant validity of the subdomain subscales, supporting the concept of multidimensionality within the physical domain. Zero-order correlation, partial correlation, and multiple regression analyses provided results consistent with a three-tier hierarchical structure among self-perception elements. In addition, initial predictive validity of the subdomain subscales was evidenced through their association with degree and type of involvement in physical activity.

scholarly journals Self-perception of transgender clinic referred gender diverse children and adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 388-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Marie E Alberse ◽  
Annelou LC de Vries ◽  
Wieteke S Elzinga ◽  
Thomas D Steensma
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Gender Dysphoria ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Athletic Competence ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
Self Worth

Transgender children and adolescents show high rates of co-occurring psychopathology, which might be related to low self-confidence. Earlier research showed that compared to the norm population, transgender clinic–referred children have lower self-perception on two domains: physical appearance and global self-worth. This study aimed to compare self-perception in a sample of transgender clinic–referred children and adolescents with their standardization samples and to examine differences between these two groups. To measure self-esteem, the Self-Perception Profile for Children was administered to 305 referred children (162 assigned males at birth (AMABs) and 143 assigned females at birth (AFABs), mean age = 9.05 ( SD, 1.47), range = 5.9–13.00 years), and the Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents was administered to 369 referred adolescents (118 AMABs and 251 AFABs, mean age = 15.27 ( SD, 1.80), range = 10.73–18.03 years). To measure the severity of gender dysphoria, the parents of the children completed the Gender Identity Questionnaire and the adolescents completed the Utrecht Gender Dysphoria Scale. Referred children and adolescents had a significantly lower self-concept compared to the normative population, whereby referred adolescents felt less competent compared to referred children. Compared to their peers, childhood referred AFABs perceived themselves even better on scholastic and athletic competence and social acceptance. With regard to gender differences, referred AFABs generally showed a better self-perception compared to referred AMABs. The lower self-perception of transgender clinic–referred children and adolescents compared to same age peers deserves clinical attention and interventions aimed at, for example, improving social and physical self-worth.

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