We Are Strong: Strategies for Fostering Body Empowerment in a Boxing Program for Middle School Girls
Author ORCID Identifier
Karisa L Kuipers: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2296-8138
Jennifer Jacobs: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3509-3051
Publication Title
Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
ISSN
21520704
E-ISSN
21520712
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Many sport programs focus on teaching youth life skills that can be transferred to contexts outside the sport setting. One such program is “She Hits Hard,” an afterschool boxing program for middle school girls with the aim of building positive body image and fostering body empowerment. The program utilized the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model, which allowed for the integration of non-contact boxing techniques with life skill development. This article details the program model and program description as well as specific strategies that were incorporated into the program to foster body empowerment in female adolescents.
First Page
45
Last Page
56
Publication Date
11-23-2019
DOI
10.1080/21520704.2019.1693456
Keywords
Body image, girls boxing, teaching personal and social responsibility model
Recommended Citation
Fuerniss, Karisa and Jacobs, Jennifer M., "We Are Strong: Strategies for Fostering Body Empowerment in a Boxing Program for Middle School Girls" (2019). NIU Bibliography. 146.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/niubib/146
Department
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education (KNPE)
