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Sports participation and subjective well-being of adolescents: mediation of self- esteem and leisure satisfaction

Sports participation and subjective well-being of adolescents: mediation of self- esteem and leisure satisfaction. Sergiu Bălţătescu University of Oradea. Abstract.

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Sports participation and subjective well-being of adolescents: mediation of self- esteem and leisure satisfaction

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  1. Sports participation and subjective well-being of adolescents: mediation of self-esteem and leisure satisfaction Sergiu Bălţătescu University of Oradea

  2. Abstract It has been suggested that: (1) participation in sport and exercise is associated with higher adolescent subjective well-being, and (2) leisure satisfaction and self-esteem mediates the relationship. These hypotheses were tested using data from a survey on the behavior and attitudes of high school students from Oradea, a Romanian town. Findings from a representative sample of 1000 subjects indicate that, controlling for age, physical activity is moderately associated with life satisfaction and happiness. A test of mediation of self-esteem and leisure satisfaction was done with structural equation software AMOS, showing no direct causal between sports participation and subjective well-being. The relationship is mediated by self-esteem for boys and leisure satisfaction for both sexes. Finally, implications for promoting physical activity among adolescents were discussed.

  3. Psycho-social benefits of sport participation in adolescence • Improve academic achievement • Increase self-esteem • Reduce depression and anxiety, and suicide attempts • Increase life satisfaction

  4. Aspects of the relationship between sport participation and life satisfaction • A moderate association was provedin several all age groups (Donovan, 2002) • Sports involvement was proved to be correlated with: • actual life satisfaction (Thrane, 1999) (Vilhjalmsson, 1992) • life satisfaction in adult life {Ajdacic-Gross, 2002} (Varca, 1984) (Serbu, 1997) • The pattern was different for boys and girls (Varca, 1984)

  5. Mediators of the relationship between sport participation and life satisfaction • Self-esteem • Leisure satisfaction • Health • Social Integration

  6. Self-esteem as a mediator of the relationship between sport participation and life satisfaction • Sport participation and self-esteem • A well-established empirical relationship in sports psychology (Erkut, 2002)(Delaney, 1995) • Causal mechanisms: sports participation foster positive body images, enhanced perceptions of physical competence and predict higher self-esteem(Richman, 2000) • Reverse causation possible: those with higher self-esteem are as a group the more frequent participants in sports (Lindner, 1999 #12) • Self-esteem and life satisfaction: highly correlated

  7. Leisure satisfaction as a mediator of the relationship between sport participation and life satisfaction • Sport participation and leisure satisfaction • Causal mechanism: sports reduce leisure boredom (Gordon, 1996) • Leisure satisfaction is one of the predictors of life satisfaction.

  8. A test of mediation • Hypothesis no. 1 Sportsparticipation is associated with higher adolescent life satisfaction • Hypothesis no. 2 Self-esteem and Leisure satisfaction are mediators of the relationship between sport participation and life satisfaction

  9. Method and sample • Rezultats are from a survey in Oradea • A stratified random sample was designed with high-school students. • Size of the sample: 1000 subjects

  10. Measures • Life satisfaction scales Single question 10-points : “Considering the whole situation, how satisfied are you about your daily life? 0. Very unsatisfied…….10 Very satisfied • Leisure satisfaction Single question, 5 points scale

  11. Measures • Self-esteem Rosenberg self-esteem scale (10 items) • Sports participation Single question

  12. Causal model

  13. Structural model

  14. Structural model fit • Discrepancy 73,865 0,000 10006,548 CMIN • Degrees of freedom 2 0 20 DF • P 0,000 0,000 P • Number of parameters 26 28 8 NPAR • Discrepancy / df 36,933 500,327 CMINDF • RMR RMR • GFI GFI • Adjusted GFI AGFI • Parsimony-adjusted GFI PGFI • Normed fit index 0,993 1,000 0,000 NFI • Relative fit index 0,926 0,000 RFI • Incremental fit index 0,993 1,000 0,000 IFI • Tucker-Lewis index 0,928 0,000 TLI • Comparative fit index 0,993 1,000 0,000 CFI

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