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The Influence of Physical Education on Self-Efficacy in Overweight Schoolgirls: A 12-Week Training Program

The purpose of this randomized controlled study was to investigate the impact of a 12-week physical education (PE) program on the self-efficacy of overweight schoolgirls. We randomly assigned 60 overweight schoolgirls (15–17 years) to either an experimental moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise (∼90...

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Autores principales: Latino, Francesca, Cataldi, Stefania, Bonavolontà, Valerio, Carvutto, Roberto, De Candia, Michele, Fischetti, Francesco
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8595474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34803792
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.693244
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author Latino, Francesca
Cataldi, Stefania
Bonavolontà, Valerio
Carvutto, Roberto
De Candia, Michele
Fischetti, Francesco
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Cataldi, Stefania
Bonavolontà, Valerio
Carvutto, Roberto
De Candia, Michele
Fischetti, Francesco
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description The purpose of this randomized controlled study was to investigate the impact of a 12-week physical education (PE) program on the self-efficacy of overweight schoolgirls. We randomly assigned 60 overweight schoolgirls (15–17 years) to either an experimental moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise (∼90 min, three times a week) group (n = 30) or a control group (CG) (n = 30) that received non-specific regular PE lessons with activities chosen by the curricular teacher mainly focused on team games and sports skills that aimed to achieve general psycho-physical wellness (∼90 min, three times a week). To assess the starting level of students and significant changes reached, at baseline and after training, a battery of standardized assessment motor tests and a psychometric scale (generalized self-efficacy scale, GES) were administered. At the end of the intervention, the experimental group reported a considerable decrease in body mass index (BMI) and a large improvement in self-efficacy (p < 0.001). No significant changes were found in the CG. The results suggested that the 12-week moderate to a vigorous aerobic exercise program is an effective weight loss intervention and a vehicle to promote a range of outcomes important to the qualitative growth of adolescents. In fact, it could provide a positive and significant impact on the self-efficacy of overweight schoolgirls.
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spelling pubmed-85954742021-11-18 The Influence of Physical Education on Self-Efficacy in Overweight Schoolgirls: A 12-Week Training Program Latino, Francesca Cataldi, Stefania Bonavolontà, Valerio Carvutto, Roberto De Candia, Michele Fischetti, Francesco Front Psychol Psychology The purpose of this randomized controlled study was to investigate the impact of a 12-week physical education (PE) program on the self-efficacy of overweight schoolgirls. We randomly assigned 60 overweight schoolgirls (15–17 years) to either an experimental moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise (∼90 min, three times a week) group (n = 30) or a control group (CG) (n = 30) that received non-specific regular PE lessons with activities chosen by the curricular teacher mainly focused on team games and sports skills that aimed to achieve general psycho-physical wellness (∼90 min, three times a week). To assess the starting level of students and significant changes reached, at baseline and after training, a battery of standardized assessment motor tests and a psychometric scale (generalized self-efficacy scale, GES) were administered. At the end of the intervention, the experimental group reported a considerable decrease in body mass index (BMI) and a large improvement in self-efficacy (p < 0.001). No significant changes were found in the CG. The results suggested that the 12-week moderate to a vigorous aerobic exercise program is an effective weight loss intervention and a vehicle to promote a range of outcomes important to the qualitative growth of adolescents. In fact, it could provide a positive and significant impact on the self-efficacy of overweight schoolgirls. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-03 /pmc/articles/PMC8595474/ /pubmed/34803792 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.693244 Text en Copyright © 2021 Latino, Cataldi, Bonavolontà, Carvutto, De Candia and Fischetti. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Latino, Francesca
Cataldi, Stefania
Bonavolontà, Valerio
Carvutto, Roberto
De Candia, Michele
Fischetti, Francesco
The Influence of Physical Education on Self-Efficacy in Overweight Schoolgirls: A 12-Week Training Program
title The Influence of Physical Education on Self-Efficacy in Overweight Schoolgirls: A 12-Week Training Program
title_full The Influence of Physical Education on Self-Efficacy in Overweight Schoolgirls: A 12-Week Training Program
title_fullStr The Influence of Physical Education on Self-Efficacy in Overweight Schoolgirls: A 12-Week Training Program
title_full_unstemmed The Influence of Physical Education on Self-Efficacy in Overweight Schoolgirls: A 12-Week Training Program
title_short The Influence of Physical Education on Self-Efficacy in Overweight Schoolgirls: A 12-Week Training Program
title_sort influence of physical education on self-efficacy in overweight schoolgirls: a 12-week training program
topic Psychology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8595474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34803792
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.693244
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