Influence of Physical-Sports Activity on academic performance, self-esteem and self-concept of adolescent girls: the case of the island of Tenerife

The study analyzed the physical sports activity (hereafter PSA) of 632 adolescent girls from the island of Tenerife, belonging to 68 educational centers. The objective, besides knowing these habits, was to check the influence of these habits on their academic performance, self-esteem and self-concept. The data were collected through the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the adaptation of the physical self-concept questionnaire for young people (C-PSQ) and the AF5 questionnaire. The results confirm the influence of PSA on the aforementioned variables, the relationship between the sports habits of fathers and mothers and those of daughters, the decrease in the practice of PSA in adolescence compared to childhood, and the existence of activities that continue to be influenced by gender stereotypes. This information can be useful for developing more appropriate public sports policies that encourage PSA, reduce dropouts and contribute to breaking gender stereotypes, offering alternatives that allow the creation and consolidation of healthy sports habits.