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Levels of Physical Activity, Family Functioning and Self-Concept in Elementary and High School Education Students: A Structural Equation Model

In the adolescent population there is great concern about low levels of physical activity and low levels of family awareness of the benefits of physical exercise on physical and mental health. This study aims to determine the influence of physical activity levels, family functioning and self-concept...

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Autores principales: Zurita-Ortega, Félix, Alonso-Vargas, José Manuel, Puertas-Molero, Pilar, González-Valero, Gabriel, Ubago-Jiménez, José Luis, Melguizo-Ibáñez, Eduardo
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9856633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36670713
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10010163
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author Zurita-Ortega, Félix
Alonso-Vargas, José Manuel
Puertas-Molero, Pilar
González-Valero, Gabriel
Ubago-Jiménez, José Luis
Melguizo-Ibáñez, Eduardo
author_facet Zurita-Ortega, Félix
Alonso-Vargas, José Manuel
Puertas-Molero, Pilar
González-Valero, Gabriel
Ubago-Jiménez, José Luis
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description In the adolescent population there is great concern about low levels of physical activity and low levels of family awareness of the benefits of physical exercise on physical and mental health. This study aims to determine the influence of physical activity levels, family functioning and self-concept in primary and secondary school students, as well as to develop a structural equation model as a function of weekly physical activity time. A descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative study was conducted on whether students engage in more than three hours of physical activity per week. To collect the data, instruments validated by the scientific community were used, such as the Adaptability, Partnership, Growth, Affection, and Resolve family questionnaire (APGAR) and the self-concept questionnaire form 5. The results show that those students who engage in more than 3 h of physical activity per week have higher levels of family functioning than those who do not meet this sport criterion. In addition, physically active students show higher scores on all dimensions of self-concept than those who practice less than 3 h of physical activity per week. Finally, as a conclusion, it can be affirmed that the amount of physical activity practice brings benefits to student’s mental health.
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spelling pubmed-98566332023-01-21 Levels of Physical Activity, Family Functioning and Self-Concept in Elementary and High School Education Students: A Structural Equation Model Zurita-Ortega, Félix Alonso-Vargas, José Manuel Puertas-Molero, Pilar González-Valero, Gabriel Ubago-Jiménez, José Luis Melguizo-Ibáñez, Eduardo Children (Basel) Article In the adolescent population there is great concern about low levels of physical activity and low levels of family awareness of the benefits of physical exercise on physical and mental health. This study aims to determine the influence of physical activity levels, family functioning and self-concept in primary and secondary school students, as well as to develop a structural equation model as a function of weekly physical activity time. A descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative study was conducted on whether students engage in more than three hours of physical activity per week. To collect the data, instruments validated by the scientific community were used, such as the Adaptability, Partnership, Growth, Affection, and Resolve family questionnaire (APGAR) and the self-concept questionnaire form 5. The results show that those students who engage in more than 3 h of physical activity per week have higher levels of family functioning than those who do not meet this sport criterion. In addition, physically active students show higher scores on all dimensions of self-concept than those who practice less than 3 h of physical activity per week. Finally, as a conclusion, it can be affirmed that the amount of physical activity practice brings benefits to student’s mental health. MDPI 2023-01-14 /pmc/articles/PMC9856633/ /pubmed/36670713 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10010163 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Melguizo-Ibáñez, Eduardo
Levels of Physical Activity, Family Functioning and Self-Concept in Elementary and High School Education Students: A Structural Equation Model
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9856633/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10010163
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