Self-concept and Mental Health of Juvenile Sports School Students: The Intermediary Effect of Self-esteem / 中国运动医学杂志

ABSTRACT

The study examined the self-concept,self-esteem and mental health of 401 students in juvenile sports schools and 430 pupils in grades 4 to 6 of general schools.The results showed that the self-concept,self-esteem and mental health of medium-and high-grade primary school students were influenced by school types,grades and genders in different degrees.The self-esteem of general school pupils was higher than that of sports school students,while that of the four-grade students was significantly higher than that of the six-grade students,that of girls higher than boys.The mental health of schoolgirls was slightly higher than that of schoolboys.Moreover,the mental health of students in general schools increased with the grade,while that of students in juvenile sports school decreased with the increase of grade.The self-esteem played the role as a mediator between self-concept and mental health.Therefore,we should pay more attention to the self-esteem and mental health of students in juvenile sports school students.In addition,importance should be attached to the mental condition of the boys in the high grades of primary schools,especially to those six graders in sports schools.Meanwhile,we can improve the mental health of primary school students by improving their self-concept and self-esteem.