CHILDREN at specialist sports colleges may develop significantly higher physical self-esteem compared to those at traditional state schools, a study has claimed.
The Northumbria University report revealed that after just one academic year, sports college pupils' confidence had grown about their sporting ability, their physical strength and condition and their physique compared to those at a regular comprehensive school.
The results also revealed that the effect was considerably more noticeable in boys than girls, with boys reporting much greater changes in physical self worth compared to girls.
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