The correlation between levels of physical activity, academic performance and self-esteem in Grade 4 children in a South African private school

dc.contributor.advisorCoetzee, Nicoleen
dc.contributor.postgraduateDryden, Loraine
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-13T06:07:05Z
dc.date.available2017-02-13T06:07:05Z
dc.date.created2017
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionMini Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2016.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe study of self-esteem has spanned more than a century, with theorists approaching it from many and varied standpoints. This study aimed to examine the relationship between physical activity, self-esteem and academic achievement in grade 4 children at a private school in South Africa. A correlational research design was used to investigate the relationships between the Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale, 2nd Edition, the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children, and Academic Achievement. The results indicated a statistically significant positive correlation between self-esteem and academic achievement (r = 0.420). Correlations were noted between levels of physical activity and physical self-concept (r = 0.486) and between academic achievement and intellectual and school self-concept (r = 0.562). Future research beyond merely correlational analysis would provide more insight into the nature of the relationships.en_ZA
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricteden_ZA
dc.description.degreeMAen_ZA
dc.description.departmentPsychologyen_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Foundation (NRF)en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDryden, L 2016, The correlation between levels of physical activity, academic performance and self-esteem in Grade 4 children in a South African private school, MA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58975>en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherA2017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/58975
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights@ 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.subjectPsychologyen_ZA
dc.subjectAcademic achievement
dc.subjectPhysical activity
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectSelf-esteem
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.titleThe correlation between levels of physical activity, academic performance and self-esteem in Grade 4 children in a South African private schoolen_ZA
dc.typeMini Dissertationen_ZA

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