AUTHOR=Galán-Arroyo Carmen , Gomez-Paniagua Santiago , Castillo-Paredes Antonio , Rojo-Ramos Jorge 

TITLE=Assessment of multidimensional self-concept in the area of physical education: validation of a scale

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

VOLUME=6

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1333751

DOI=10.3389/fspor.2024.1333751

ISSN=2624-9367

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Introduction</title><p>Self-concept is a person's perception of him/herself and how he/she performs in different situations. This aspect must be developed during the formative stages and Physical Education is a fundamental area due to its enormous methodological possibilities.</p></sec><sec><title>Aim</title><p>Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the factor structure and reliability of an instrument that allows to analyze the multidimensional self-concept of high school students in the context of Physical Education.</p></sec><sec><title>Method</title><p>The sample consisted of 1,155 secondary school students from public schools in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura, Spain. After the exploratory and confirmatory analyses, a structure composed of 30 items divided into 5 factors was.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>This design showed excellent goodness-of-fit indices as well as good internal reliability indicators (Cronbach's Alpha = 0.76 – 0.88).</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusion</title><p>Therefore, this scale can be considered as a tool to assess the self-concept of high school students in a quick and easy way.</p></sec>