| Summary: | The relationship of sex composition of class and instructor's sex to Physical Self-efficacy has yielded conflicting results in several studies. This study the relationship of sex composition of class and instructor's sex to scores on Physical Self-efficacy, Perceived Physical Ability and Physical Self-presentation Confidence of 8O male students enrolled in one of four sections of a strength training class. Analysis indicated no significant difference on Physical Self-efficacy between male students who were enrolled in all male classes or in coeducational classes; improvements in scores on Physical Self-efficacy were not specific to the sex composition of the class or sex of the instructor and no significant difference on Perceived Physical Ability and Physical Self-presentation Confidence between male students who joined an all male class or a coeducational class. Perceived Physical Ability improved from the pretest to the posttest in all classes; and no improvement in scores for Physical Self-presentation Confidence was found in all classes. In conclusion, the analysis showed that sex composition of the class and sex of the instructor were not significantly related to scores for self-efficacy. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, 2000.
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