The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of rope-skipping exercise on elementary
students’ physical self-concept according to the degree of participation in the exercise. A survey
on physical self-concept was conducted on 801 elementary students in Gwangju City and
Jeollanam-do. The collected data were processed using SPSS WIN 12.0. After means and
standard deviations were obtained for each group, data were analyzed through a t-test, a
one-way ANOVA, and a post‐hoc test. The following conclusions were drawn from the results
of the analyses. First, physical self-concept was significantly different according to gender
(t=4.274, p<.01). Second, physical self-concept was not significantly different according to grade.
That is, grade (age) did not affect physical self-concept. Third, physical self-concept was
significantly different according to the participation frequency of rope-skipping exercise
(F=55.467, p<.01). Fourth, physical self-concept was significantly different according to the
participation time of rope-skipping exercise (F=61.920, p<.01). Fifth, physical self-concept was
significantly different according to the participation period of rope-skipping exercise (F=48.671,
p<.01).