Beliefs about gender appropriateness, ability, and competence in physical activity

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-279

  Solmon, Melinda A ^a   Lee, Amelia M ^a   Belcher, Donald ^b   Harrison Jr , Louis ^a   Wells, Lori ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence beliefs; Conceptions of ability; Females; Males

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037256713     PISSN: 02735024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.22.3.261     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Bandura, A. (1986). Social foundations of thought and action: A social cognitive theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
2. Clifton, R.T., & Gill, D.L. (1994). Gender differences in self-confidence on a feminine-typed task. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 16, 150-162.
3. Dweck, C.S., & Leggett, E.L. (1988). A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality. Psychological Review, 95, 256-273.
4. Eccles, J.S., Wigfield, A., & Schiefele, U. (1998). Motivation to succeed. In W. Damon (Series Ed.) & N. Eisenberg (Vol. Ed.), Handbook of child psychology: Vol. 3. Social, emotional and personality development (pp. 1017-1095). New York: Wiley.
5. Feltz, D.L. (1992). Understanding motivation in sport: A self-efficacy perspective. In G.C. Roberts (Ed.), Motivation in sport and exercise (pp. 93-105). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
6. Gould, D., & Weiss, M. (1981). The effects of model similarity and model talk on self-efficacy and muscular endurance. Journal of Sport Psychology, 3, 17-29.
7. Harrison, L., Jr., Lee, A., & Belcher, D. (1999). Race and gender differences in sport participation as a function of self-schema. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 23, 287-307.
8. Harter, S. (1981). The development of competence motivation in the mastery of cognitive and physical skills: Is there a place for joy? In G.C. Roberts & D.M. Landers (Eds.), Psychology of motor behavior and sport-1980 (pp. 3-29). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
9. Jourden, F.J., Bandura, A., & Banfield, J.T. (1991). The impact of conception of ability on self-regulatory factors and motor skill acquisition. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 13, 213-226.
10. Kanfer, R. (1990). Motivation and individual differences in learning: An integration of developmental, differential and cognitive perspectives. Learning and Individual Differences, 2, 221-239.
11. LeCompte, M.D., & Priessle, J. (1993). Ethnography and qualitative design in educational research. Orlando: Academic Press.
12. Lee, A.M., Fredenburg, K., Belcher, D., & Cleveland, N. (1999). Gender differences in children's conceptions of competence and motivation in physical education. Sport, Education and Society, 4, 161-174.
13. Lee, A.M., Nelson, K., & Nelson, J.K. (1988). Success estimations and performance in children as influenced by age, gender, and task. Sex Roles, 48, 719-726.
14. Lirgg, C.D. (1991). Gender differences in self-confidence in physical activity: A meta-analysis of recent studies. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 13, 294-310.
15. Lirgg, C.D., George, T.R., Chase, M.A., & Ferguson, R.H. (1996). Impact of conception of ability and sex-type of task on male and female self-efficacy. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 18, 426-434.
16. National Association for Sport and Physical Education. (1995). Moving into the future: National standards for physical education. Boston: WCB/McGraw-Hill.
17. Nicholls, J.G. (1984). Conceptions of ability and achievement motivation. In R. Ames & C. Ames (Eds.), Research on motivation in education: Vol. 1. Student motivation (pp. 39-73). New York: Academic Press.
18. Nicholls, J.G. (1992). The general and specific in the development and expression of achievement motivation. In G.C. Roberts (Ed.), Motivation in sport and exercise (pp. 31-56). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
19. Nicholls, J.G., & Miller, A.T. (1984). Development and its discontents: The differentiation of the concept of ability. In J. Nicholls (Ed.), Advances in motivation and achievement: Vol. 3 (pp. 185-218). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
20. Sanguinetti, C., Lee, A.M., & Nelson, J. (1985). Reliability estimates and age and gender comparisons of expectations of success in sex-typed activities. Journal of Sport Psychology, 7, 379-388.
21. Solmon, M.A. (1997, March). Students' goals in physical education classes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
22. Treasure D.C., & Roberts, G.C. (1995). Applications of achievement goal theory to physical education: Implications for enhancing motivation. Quest, 47, 475-489.
23. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. (1996). Physical activity and health: A report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: CDC Printing Office.