Background: Physical self-concept and physical self-esteem are important sources of general selfesteem and overall health. Evidence indicates that exercise leads to an enhancement in physical self-concept and physical self-esteem. Until now however, it remained unclear whether the beneficial effects of exercise were impacted by different types of exercise environments. Thus, the purpose of this...

The most fundamental truth in life is that we carry that life in a capsule we refer to as the body. We cannot escape the fact that often, just like a fluid, the shape of that life is influenced by the shape of the container. The role of the physical self-concept in the lives of individuals is central and inescapable but there is a paucity of reliable psychological instruments for the measuring ...

Physical education (PE) classes promote extracurricular physical activity (PA). Therefore, having fun in this context is important for developing active lifestyles. The purpose of study was to analyze the relationships between motor self-efficacy and self-concept with enjoyment/satisfaction boredom school PE lessons. A total 195 adolescents aged 14 15 years (M = 14.65; SD 0.48) from city Malaga...