This project examined the personal and social bases of children's self-concepts about physical movement. Children completed the Movement Assessment Battery, ASK-KIDS self-concept inventory, personal and social self-categorizations. Participants were girls and boys from 5 to 12 years old. Study 1-(N = 242) confirmed that the ASK-KIDS self-concept inventory could be extended to physical movement for younger and older girls and boys. In Study 2 (N = 42), self-concepts about movement were not necessarily associated with actual performance and personal self-categorizations about oneself as a ‘bookish’ or ‘sporty’ person. In contrast, self-concepts about physical movement were associated with social self-categorizations regarding age and sex. Study 3 (N = 70) confirmed the social basis of children's self-concepts about movement. Self-concepts about physical movement were associated with children's sense of belonging and not with a sense of individuality. The findings have implications for the design of programs that motivate children to participate in physical activities.
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