Physical activity and quality of life in high school students: proposals for improving the self-concept in physical education

  1. Hortigüela-Alcalá, David
  2. Sánchez-Miguel, Pedro Antonio
  3. Tapia-Serrano, Miguel Angel
  4. Sierra-Díaz, Manuel Jacob
  5. Vaquero-Solís, Mikel
  1. 1 Universidad de Extremadura
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    Universidad de Extremadura

    Badajoz, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0174shg90

  2. 2 Universidad de Burgos
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    Universidad de Burgos

    Burgos, España

    ROR https://ror.org/049da5t36

  3. 3 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
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    Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

    Ciudad Real, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05r78ng12

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Journal:
International journal of environmental research and public health

ISSN: 1660-4601

Year of publication: 2021

Volume: 18

Issue: 13

Pages: 7185

Type: Article

DOI: 10.3390/IJERPH18137185 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

More publications in: International journal of environmental research and public health

Abstract

Adolescence is a critical period for the acquisition of health-related behaviors that will transcend later psychological well-being in adulthood. The present study presents a theoretical model whose objective is to analyze how physical activity predicts an adequate quality of life through self-concept and subjective happiness among adolescents. A total of 452 students aged 12 to 15 (M = 13.8; SD = 0.77) from four Compulsory Secondary Education institutes of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura participated, including boys (n = 258) and girls (n = 194). The students reported information on the following variables: physical activity, body mass index, self-concept, subjective happiness, and quality of life. The results show acceptable fit indices for the proposed theoretical model, which showed the importance of physical activity through self-concept and subjective happiness in quality of life: MRLχ2 = 67.533, p < 0.05, CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.90, SRMR = 0.05, and RMSA = 0.07. Likewise, the model presented a better fit index for males than females. This study draws conclusions on the importance of physical activity as a predictor of quality of life mediated by the perception of self-concept and mood in adolescents.

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