Sports Participation and Positive Correlates in African American, Latino, and White Girls

Autor/inn/en	Duncan, Susan C.; Strycker, Lisa A.; Chaumeton, Nigel R.
Titel	Sports Participation and Positive Correlates in African American, Latino, and White Girls
Quelle	In: Applied Developmental Science, 19 (2015) 4, S.206-216 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-8691
DOI	10.1080/10888691.2015.1020156
Schlagwörter	Athletics; Correlation; African Americans; Whites; Hispanic Americans; Females; Self Concept; Depression (Psychology); Extracurricular Activities; Structural Equation Models; Ethnic Groups; Competence; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Socioeconomic Influences; Adolescents; Surveys; Interviews; Self Concept Measures; Children; Measures (Individuals); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Regression (Statistics); Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Self Perception Profile for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leichtathletik; Korrelation; Afroamerikaner; White; Weißer; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Weibliches Geschlecht; Selbstkonzept; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Ethnie; Kompetenz; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Child; Kind; Kinder; Messdaten; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to examine relations among sports participation and positive correlates across African American, Latino, and White girls. Positive correlate variables were self-perceptions (self-worth, body attractiveness, athletic competence), less depression, and participation in extracurricular activities. The sample comprised 372 girls (mean age = 12.03 years). Data were analyzed using multiple-sample structural equation models, controlling for age and income. Across all ethnic groups, greater sports participation was significantly related to higher self-worth, body attractiveness, and athletic competence, and to more extracurricular activity. Among Latino and White girls only, greater sports participation also was related to less depression. There were significant age and income influences on the positive correlates. Findings confirm the existence of significant relationships between organized sports participation and positive correlates among early adolescent African American, Latino, and White girls. Despite a few ethnic differences in relationships, the current study revealed more similarities than differences. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01