Predicting Adolescent Self-Esteem from Participation in School Sports among Latino Subgroups

Data from the in-school survey ofthe National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health on girls and boys who claim a Mexican, Puerto Rican, or Cuban heritage were employed to test two hypotheses: (1) Participating in a school-based sport is associated with self-esteem, and (2) school attachment and a...

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Published in:Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences 2002-11, Vol.24 (4), p.409-429
Main Authors: Erkut, Sumru, Tracy, Allison J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Athletes
Athletics
Cuban Americans
Cubans
Females
Hispanic American Students
Latinos
Males
Mexican Americans
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Puerto Rican Americans
Puerto Ricans
Racial Differences
Secondary Education
Secondary School Students
Self Esteem
Sex Differences
Sports Participation
Student Attitudes
Student Participation
Student School Relationship
Student Surveys
United States of America
Well Being
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Summary:Data from the in-school survey ofthe National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health on girls and boys who claim a Mexican, Puerto Rican, or Cuban heritage were employed to test two hypotheses: (1) Participating in a school-based sport is associated with self-esteem, and (2) school attachment and a sense ofphysical well-being mediate this relationship. The first hypothesis was partially confirmed in that participation in school sports was associated with self-esteem among Mexican American adolescent girls and boys, Puerto Rican girls, and Cuban American boys, but not among Cuban American girls nor Puerto Rican boys. The second hypothesis was confirmed in that, where there was a significant relationship between participating in a school sport and self-esteem, school attachment and physical well-being mediated this relationship. The results underscore the need to study psychosocial processes separately among Latino subgroups and to examine gender within each subgroup.
ISSN:0739-9863
1552-6364
DOI:10.1177/0739986302238212