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Race and Gender Differences in Sport Participation as a Function of Self-Schema

Department of Kinesiology at Louisiana State University

Amelia M. Lee

Department of Kinesiology at Louisiana State University

Don Belcher

Department of Human Performance and Recreation at the University of Southern Mississippi

The present investigation studied the influence of race and gender on sport and physical activity choices by regarding specific sport and physical activities as appropriate for participation or self-defining for race and gender groups. The study was designed to confirm the existence of self-schemata for sport and physical activities. A computer-generated instrument was employed to assess the existence and strength of self-schemata. Results of logistic regression analysis suggest that self-schemata for particular sport and physical activities indeed exist and certain schemata differ by race and/or gender. Understanding the dynamics of the development of selfschemata development and the influences of race and gender holds potential for a more comprehensive explanation of the disparity in sport and physical activity participation and performance.

Journal of Sport & Social Issues, Vol. 23, No. 3, 287-307 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/0193723599233004


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