Investigating the role of body image, self-efficacy and self-esteem in sports participation of female high school students in Lahijan

Adolescence is the most important period for the formation of healthy habits and behaviors, and in order to eliminate body image disorders, exercise can be used as a low-cost and low-complication solution, and in the meantime, a person's perception of self-efficacy and self-esteem. It can be effective. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the role of body image, self-efficacy and self-esteem in sports participation of female high school students in Lahijan.

In this descriptive-correlational study, 216 students from Lahijan city were selected. Data were collected from Gale (1983), Bodybuilding et al. (1990), Scherer et al. (1982) and Rosenberg (2006) self-efficacy questionnaires using SPSS and PLS software and with the help of tests. They were statistically analyzed.

The mean and standard deviation of the age of the research units is 17.19 17 8.4 years. The mean score of sports participation was 36.23 and body image was 3.42 at a good level, self-efficacy was 3.56 and self-esteem was 3.62 above the mean level. There was a statistically significant relationship between body image, self-efficacy and self-esteem with sports participation of female students. There was (p˂0 / 001).

Body image directly plays a positive and significant role in the level of sports participation of female students, and the role of self-efficacy and self-esteem simultaneously facilitate the relationship between body image and sports participation in a positive and significant way.