African Educational Research Journal - Full Length Research Paper - Investigation about Self-esteem Levels of Athletes Educated in Different Sports Branches

Q: What is the purpose of the study?

To examine the self-esteem of athletes with physical disabilities according to some variables, with a focus on how sports background relates to self-esteem.

Q: How was the research designed and who participated?

A quantitative descriptive design using a general survey model was applied. The study group consisted of 140 individuals aged 18 and over who had physical disabilities and actively engaged in sports.

Q: Which instrument was used to collect data?

Research data were collected using a personal information form and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, adapted into Turkish.

Q: What relationship did the study find between sports age and self-esteem?

A statistically positive, low-level significant relationship was found between sports age and the self-esteem mean score (r=.147; p<0.05), indicating that higher sports age was associated with higher self-esteem.

Oct 15, 2026

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Full Length Research Paper investigating self-esteem levels of athletes with physical disabilities educated in different sports branches using selected variables. The study uses a quantitative descriptive design within a general survey model. Data are collected from 140 participants aged 18+ via a personal information form and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale administered online between 13.05.2020 and 03.06.2020. Results show self-esteem increases with sports-related age, with a statistically positive low-level relationship (r=.147; p<0.05).

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African Educational Research Journal Vol. 9(1), pp. 134-140, February 2021 DOI: 10. 30918/AERJ.91.20.217 ISSN: 2354-2160 Full Length Research Paper Investigation about self-esteem levels of athletes who have been educated in different sports branches according to some variables: A study on physically handicapped individuals Taner Bozkuş Faculty of Sports Sciences, Bartın University, Turkey. Accepted 1 February, 2020 | ABSTRACT
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 18 and over who had physical disabilities and actively engage in sports. Purposeful sampling approaches and easily accessible sampling methods were used in the selection of the study group. The scale form was used to collect research data. The scale form consisted of two parts. In the first part of this form, there was a personal information form containing information about the participants and in the second part, there was the "Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale" developed by Rosenberg (1965) and adapted into Turkish by Çuhadaroğlu (1986) . This form was applied to the participants on a voluntary basis, on the internet between 13.05.2020 and 03.06.2020. Necessary explanations were made to the participants while filling the form and they were provided to answer correctly. In this study, the self-esteem of physically disabled athletes was examined according to some variables. The research group consisted of 140 participants; 42 (30 .0%) of them were female and 98 (70 .0%) of them were male and the number of male participants was approximate twice the number of female participants. It was found that 18 (12 .9%) participants were graduated from elementary and secondary schools, 59 (42 . 1%) from high school, and 63 (45%) from college, and the number of the participants belonging to the group consisted of graduates from high school and college were approximately four times more than the participants from the elementary and secondary school graduate group. It was determined that 9 (13 .6%) of the participants had low, 105 (75%) had medium and 16 (11 .4%) had a high level of income. It was observed that 83 (59 .3%) of the participants were congenitally disabled and 57 (40 .7%) of the participants disabled after birth and the number of congenitally disabled participants approximately 1.5 times more than the number of participants with disabilities after birth. It was determined that the number of participants who were national athletes was approximately 2.5 times those who were not. Among the variables examined, it was seen that there was only a statistically positive and low-level significant relationship between the sports age variable and the self-esteem mean score of the participants (r = . 147; p < 0.05) . In this context, as the age of the participants increased, the self-esteem of the participants also increased. As a result, it was determined that there was a positive correlation between the age of starting sports and self-esteem in physically disabled individuals, and individuals who started sports at an early age had a higher rate than other individuals.
Keywords: Self-esteem, sport, physically disabled individual. | | --- | | Email: [tanerbozkus@yahoo.com](tanerbozkus@yahoo.com). | INTRODUCTION Self-esteem, which is at the centre of our psychological functions (Crocker and Majör, 1989), is defined as an important factor in the integration of personality, motivation of behaviour, and formation of mental health according to Burns (1982) . Rosenberg (1979) defines self-esteem as a positive or negative attitude towards self, and Coopersmith (1967) defines self-esteem as the level of perception of the individual himself/herself as a talente

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What is the purpose of the study?

To examine the self-esteem of athletes with physical disabilities according to some variables, with a focus on how sports background relates to self-esteem.

How was the research designed and who participated?

A quantitative descriptive design using a general survey model was applied. The study group consisted of 140 individuals aged 18 and over who had physical disabilities and actively engaged in sports.

Which instrument was used to collect data?

Research data were collected using a personal information form and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, adapted into Turkish.

What relationship did the study find between sports age and self-esteem?

A statistically positive, low-level significant relationship was found between sports age and the self-esteem mean score (r=.147; p<0.05), indicating that higher sports age was associated with higher self-esteem.

Oct 15, 2026

Uploaded by McQueen