Self Image and Physical Education- A Phenomenological Study

Authors

Renée Perrin-Wallqvist, Karlstad UniversityFollow
Eva Segolsson Carlsson, Karlstad UniversityFollow

Abstract

In this study our aim was to investigate (a) how the awareness of one's self-image reveals itself as a phenomenon, and (b) if self-image is influenced by physical education in a social context with teachers and pupils. Six pupils, aged 15 and 16 years, attending compulsory school were interviewed with the use of an empirical phenomenological psychological method. The Empirical Phenomenological Psychological (EPP) analysis of the interviews resulted in two main themes in terms of self-concepts: self-image as self-contemplation and the factors of influence upon a pupil's self-image in physical education each with three subthemes. We end with a discussion about the different aspects on the noetic and the noematic perspectives on self-image and self-contemplation.

Keywords

Phenomenology, Physical Education, Self-Image, Self-Contemplation, Verbal, and Non-Verbal Communication

Publication Date

7-4-2011

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DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2011.1114

Recommended APA Citation

Perrin-Wallqvist, R., & Carlsson, E. S. (2011). Self Image and Physical Education- A Phenomenological Study. The Qualitative Report, 16(4), 933-948. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2011.1114