Date of Award
6-2-2023
Publication Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.H.K.
Department
Kinesiology
Keywords
Girls;Leadership;Physical Activity;Programming;Self-Esteem;Sport
Supervisor
Sarah Woodruff
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Abstract
This study evaluated a leadership-based physical activity program, Girls Organizing and Learning Sport (GOALS) by assessing changes in physical activity, health behaviours, perceived physical competence, self-esteem, and leadership among the participants. Of the 224 participants who enrolled in the GOALS program, 79 (35.2%) completed a pre- and post-program survey containing questions concerning demographics, general physical activity, physical competence, self-esteem, and leadership. The GOALS program held 2-hour weekly sessions over 4 weeks (a total of 8 hours) at nine different locations across Windsor-Essex County. Paired-sample t-tests, chi-squares, and one-way ANOVA tests were utilized to analyze differences before and after the GOALS program. Results revealed that more participants were involved in school sports, community sports, and regular physical activity post-program (all p’s < 0.05), however, the GOALS program did not elicit changes in health behaviours or total scores for physical competence, self-esteem, or leadership (all p’s > 0.05). Yet, statistically significant results were observed between physical competence difference scores and those that take care of their health by exercising (p = 0.025), leadership difference scores and those that take of their health by exercising (p = 0.044), self-esteem difference scores by program location (p = 0.001), and physical competence difference scores by ethnicity (p = 0.003). Overall, further research into design, administration, and targeted outcomes is recommended for future implementation.
Recommended Citation
Csabai, Bailey Amy, "Perceived Physical Competence, Self-Esteem, and Leadership among Young Girls: A Program Evaluation of the Girls Organizing and Learning Sport (GOALS) Program" (2023). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 9349.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/9349