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Master's degree in sports psychology, Department of Movement Behavior and Sports Psychology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran;
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Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Farhangian University, P.O. Box 14665-889, Tehran, Iran farzanehdavari@cfu.ac.ir
Abstract
The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of eight weeks of Spark program on physical self-concept and basic skills of overweight elementary school girls. The statistical population of the study consisted of all overweight girls of Chadegan primary schools. Among these, a sample of 30 people was selected using the available sampling method and randomly divided into two control and experimental groups. The tools used in this research were Marsh et al.'s short-form physical self-description scale (1998) and Ulrich's gross motor skills development test - second edition (2000). For the intervention, the experimental group did the SPARK exercise program (three 45-minute sessions per week) for 8 weeks, while the control group only had regular school physical activity programs and did not do any regular physical activity. Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) were used to analyze the data, and covariance analysis was used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that in the SPARK training group, skill and fundamental abilities, physical self-concept and self-esteem increased significantly. Based on the findings of the present research, it can be concluded that the SPARK program has the ability to develop better and more positive attitude, appearance and general physical abilities in overweight primary school girls.
abbasi,S. and Davary,F. (2022). The effect of a Spark program course on physical self-concept and Fundamental skills of overweight elementary school girls. journal of motor and behavioral sciences, 5(2), 133-142.
MLA
abbasi,S. , and Davary,F. . "The effect of a Spark program course on physical self-concept and Fundamental skills of overweight elementary school girls", journal of motor and behavioral sciences, 5, 2, 2022, 133-142.
HARVARD
abbasi S., Davary F. (2022). 'The effect of a Spark program course on physical self-concept and Fundamental skills of overweight elementary school girls', journal of motor and behavioral sciences, 5(2), pp. 133-142.
CHICAGO
S. abbasi and F. Davary, "The effect of a Spark program course on physical self-concept and Fundamental skills of overweight elementary school girls," journal of motor and behavioral sciences, 5 2 (2022): 133-142,
VANCOUVER
abbasi S., Davary F. The effect of a Spark program course on physical self-concept and Fundamental skills of overweight elementary school girls. jmbs, 2022; 5(2): 133-142.