@misc{10481/64014,
year = {2020},
month = {8},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/64014},
abstract = {The COVID-19 lockdown has negatively a ected individuals’ welfare. However, there has
been no research published heretofore about the levels of self-concept (SC) in adolescents, nor how
having practised martial arts (MA) or any physical activity (PA) before the lockdown may have
influenced the SC in that time. Hence, this study aimed to analyze some demographic, physical,
and psychosocial parameters in Spanish adolescents throughout the COVID-19 quarantine through a
cross-sectional investigation, establishing correlations among these factors. Methods: The present
study had a descriptive, comparative, and cross-sectional design. The sample comprised of 54 (39.7%)
male and 82 (60.3%) female Spanish adolescents aged 12–18 (M = 14.49; SD = 1.80). An ad-hoc
questionnaire collected sociodemographic data; the self-concept Form 5 (AF5) questionnaire obtained
data on SC dimensions. Results: There were some di erences among the SC dimensions, with family
and academic dimensions having higher values than the physical and emotional ones. Females’
academic SC was higher than that of males (p = 0.019). The practice of PA before the lockdown was
positively associated with physical (p < 0.001) and social (p = 0.012) SC, yet there was no significant
association between the previous practice ofMAand SC (p > 0.050). Conclusions: the findings suggest
that the COVID-19 lockdown negatively a ected Spanish adolescents by decreasing their total SC
and some dimensions of it, although PA may bu er psychological harmfulness in adolescents.},
publisher = {Mdpi},
keywords = {Self-Concept},
keywords = {Physical Activity},
keywords = {Martial arts},
keywords = {Gender},
keywords = {Adolescents},
keywords = {COVID-19},
keywords = {Lockdown},
title = {Cross-Sectional Study of Self-Concept and Gender in Relation to Physical Activity and Martial Arts in Spanish Adolescents during the COVID-19 Lockdown},
doi = {10.3390/educsci10080210},
author = {Lindell Postigo, David and Zurita Ortega, Félix and Ortiz Franco, Manuel and González Valero, Gabriel},
}