This study examines, through the lens of gender, whether engagement in sports, self-efficacy and grade level affect academic achievements of adolescents. The study comprised 491 10th–12th grade students—218 males and 273 females; 170 participated in competitive sports, 185 participated in non-competitive sports, and 136 were not involved in sports. We found in both genders a significant positive link between the sense of academic self-efficacy and academic achievement, and a negative link between the sense of self-efficacy in sports and academic achievement. However, girls engaged with the competitive sports showed better academic achievements than the boys and girls in the other groups, while boys engaged with competitive sports demonstrated the lowest academic achievements. In addition, we found that the variables examined provide stronger explanation of the academic achievement of boys than those of girls. Insights of this study should be incorporated into sports educators’ programs to further drive gender equality.

这项研究从性别的角度考察了体育活动，自我效能感和年级水平是否会影响青少年的学业成绩。该研究包括491名10至12年级的学生，其中218名男性和273名女性。170人参加了竞技体育，185人参加了非竞技体育，136人未参加体育运动。我们发现，在两种性别中，学业自我效能感和学业成就之间存在显着的正向联系，而体育运动自我效能感与学业成就之间则存在着负向联系。但是，从事竞技运动的女孩的学业成绩要好于其他组的男孩和女孩，而从事竞技运动的男孩的学业成绩最低。此外，我们发现，所考察的变量为男孩的学业成绩提供了比女孩更好的解释。这项研究的见识应纳入体育教育者计划，以进一步推动性别平等。