Self-Esteem In Relation To Achievement Motivation In Physical Education Lessons For Secondary Stages

Hassanein Sharif Abdel Wahab (Imam Kadhim Faculty of Islamic Sciences University)
Munadhil Adil Kasim (Imam Kadhim Faculty of Islamic Sciences University, Iraq)

Journal of Education and Sport Science
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026): July

The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between mathematical self-esteem and achievement motivation in a sample of secondary school students. The sample size reached (200) male and female students. For the purposes of the study, two tools were applied, namely: the self-esteem scale and the achievement motivation scale, so that they were subjected to the necessary conditions of sincerity and consistency. Here are the results we obtained: there is a correlation between sports self-esteem and sports achievement motivation in the physical education class in the secondary stage. Some statistically significant differences on mathematical self-esteem attributed to the gender variable. The statistically significant differences are attributed to the gender variable in the mathematical achievement motivation.