NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Bozkus, Taner – African Educational Research Journal, 2021
This study aimed to examine the self-esteem of those who did sports in physically disabled individuals by some variables. Based on this aim, the study was designed quantitatively. In this descriptive research, the general survey model that is coherent with the main purpose was used. The study group of the research consisted of 140 individuals aged…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Athletes, Athletics, Physical Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Demirel, Havva – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Introduction: The social appearance anxiety is defined as tension and anxiety experienced by people when they are assessed by others in terms of their physical appearance and self-esteem is defined as feelings of one's personal self-worth, reflecting person's evaluation of his or her own worth. Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the…
Descriptors: Athletes, Physical Disabilities, Anxiety, Self Esteem
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Yeo, Lay See; Tan, Su-Lynn – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2018
Under Singapore's inclusive education policy, children with mild physical disabilities are integrated into mainstream schools. There is currently no known published research yet in Singapore on the outcomes of inclusion for children with physical disabilities. Internationally, recent research had compared the school experience of children with…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Children, Physical Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Civan, Adem – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
This research was carried out to determine the self-esteem and life quality levels of disabled and non-disabled tennis sportsmen; and also to set forth the relation between their self-esteem and life quality levels. The research group consists of total 44 sportsmen including 22 disabled tennis sportsmen (n[subscript (female)]=9, n[subscript…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Quality of Life, Athletes, Racquet Sports
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
MacInnes, Maryhelen; Broman, Clifford L. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
It is well established that children and adolescents with learning disabilities are more likely to experience depressed mood than are their peers. Many scholars explain this relationship as resulting from low self-esteem, stress, or social isolation. However, little work has explored whether this relationship continues to exist into young…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Learning Disabilities, Depression (Psychology), Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sit, Cindy H. P.; Lau, Caren H. L.; Vertinsky, Patricia – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2009
This study investigated the association between physical activity and self-perceptions such as body image, physical self-concept, and self-esteem among persons with an acquired physical disability in a non-Western population. Other personal variables such as gender and time of onset of disability were also examined. A convenience sample of 66 Hong…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Disabilities, Self Concept, Physical Activity Level