Kinesiology 2276F/G Chapter 8: Chapter-8

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2276F/G
• Professor: Craig Hall

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Chapter 8: self-concept, self-esteem, body image and exercise. In this chapter, we focus on global and domain-specific types of self-perception (how we think and feel about ourselves): self-esteem, self-concept, and body image. *these terms may be closely related, but they are not interchangeable. Self-esteem(self-worth) - the e(cid:448)aluati(cid:448)e/affe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)e of o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s self-concept; the extent to (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h o(cid:374)e feels positi(cid:448)e o(cid:396) (cid:374)egati(cid:448)e a(cid:271)out o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s self-(cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ept (cid:894)(cid:862)ho(cid:449) i feel about who i am/my self-(cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ept(cid:863)(cid:895). Self-concept ho(cid:449) (cid:449)e see o(cid:396) defi(cid:374)e ou(cid:396)sel(cid:448)es (cid:894)(cid:862)who i a(cid:373)(cid:863)(cid:895). An individual can hold different self-concepts across many domains (i. e. , positive self-concept in academic realm, but a negative self-concept in the physical realm) These domain-specific self-concepts contribute to a general self-concept. This model is organized so that situational-specific and unstable self-evaluations are at the bottom, the furthest away from general self-concept; more global and stable evaluations appear toward the top. The base level of the hierarchy is defi(cid:374)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s behaviour in specific situations.