Mediterranean Diet and Motivation in Sport: A Comparative Study Between University Students from Spain and Romania
Background: The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is one of the healthiest dietary models worldwide, being an essential mean of preventing pathologies along with the practice of physical activity. Through a comparative study carried out across different countries, it has been demonstrated how this type of hab...
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| author | Chacón Cuberos, Ramón Badicu, Georgian Zurita-Ortega, Félix Castro Sánchez, Manuel |
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| description | Background: The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is one of the healthiest dietary models worldwide, being an essential mean of preventing pathologies along with the practice of physical activity. Through a comparative study carried out across different countries, it has been demonstrated how this type of habits vary depending on the geographical context. The aim of this research was to evaluate the adherence to MD and its relationships with motivational climate in sport on a sample of university students from Spain and Romania; Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of university students [specialization: Physical Education (n = 605; 20.71 ± 2.42 years old)], using as main instruments the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) for students and adolescents and the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire-2 (PMCSQ-2); Results: It was shown that students from Spain had a high adherence to the MD (6.65 ± 2.63 vs. 5.06 ± 1.31). Spanish university students got higher scores in task-oriented motivational climate (4.03 ± 0.62 vs. 3.11 ± 0.55) while ego-oriented climate was higher in university students from Romania (3.24 ± 0.54 vs. 2.07 ± 0.75). Finally, it was observed that the task-oriented motivational climate was related to a lower adherence to MD in Spanish students (4.49 ± 0.37 vs. 3.98 ± 0.62). In contrast, in Romanian youth, a medium adherence to the MD was associated with higher scores for the ego-oriented motivational climate (3.27 ± 0.53 vs. 3.00 ± 0.54); Conclusions: As main conclusions, it was shown that the students from Spain had a high adherence to the MD. In addition, it has been demonstrated that ego-oriented climates are linked to a better adherence to MD, especially due to the importance of following a proper diet in sport contexts, as demonstrated by young Romanians. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-75822023-04-12T19:14:03Z Mediterranean Diet and Motivation in Sport: A Comparative Study Between University Students from Spain and Romania Chacón Cuberos, Ramón Badicu, Georgian Zurita-Ortega, Félix Castro Sánchez, Manuel Mediterranean diet motivational climate sports university students Background: The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is one of the healthiest dietary models worldwide, being an essential mean of preventing pathologies along with the practice of physical activity. Through a comparative study carried out across different countries, it has been demonstrated how this type of habits vary depending on the geographical context. The aim of this research was to evaluate the adherence to MD and its relationships with motivational climate in sport on a sample of university students from Spain and Romania; Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of university students [specialization: Physical Education (n = 605; 20.71 ± 2.42 years old)], using as main instruments the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) for students and adolescents and the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire-2 (PMCSQ-2); Results: It was shown that students from Spain had a high adherence to the MD (6.65 ± 2.63 vs. 5.06 ± 1.31). Spanish university students got higher scores in task-oriented motivational climate (4.03 ± 0.62 vs. 3.11 ± 0.55) while ego-oriented climate was higher in university students from Romania (3.24 ± 0.54 vs. 2.07 ± 0.75). Finally, it was observed that the task-oriented motivational climate was related to a lower adherence to MD in Spanish students (4.49 ± 0.37 vs. 3.98 ± 0.62). In contrast, in Romanian youth, a medium adherence to the MD was associated with higher scores for the ego-oriented motivational climate (3.27 ± 0.53 vs. 3.00 ± 0.54); Conclusions: As main conclusions, it was shown that the students from Spain had a high adherence to the MD. In addition, it has been demonstrated that ego-oriented climates are linked to a better adherence to MD, especially due to the importance of following a proper diet in sport contexts, as demonstrated by young Romanians. 2020-01-20T07:29:07Z 2020-01-20T07:29:07Z 2018-12-22 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2072-6643 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/7582 en https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/1/30 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | Mediterranean diet motivational climate sports university students Chacón Cuberos, Ramón Badicu, Georgian Zurita-Ortega, Félix Castro Sánchez, Manuel Mediterranean Diet and Motivation in Sport: A Comparative Study Between University Students from Spain and Romania |
| title | Mediterranean Diet and Motivation in Sport: A Comparative Study Between University Students from Spain and Romania |
| title_full | Mediterranean Diet and Motivation in Sport: A Comparative Study Between University Students from Spain and Romania |
| title_fullStr | Mediterranean Diet and Motivation in Sport: A Comparative Study Between University Students from Spain and Romania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediterranean Diet and Motivation in Sport: A Comparative Study Between University Students from Spain and Romania |
| title_short | Mediterranean Diet and Motivation in Sport: A Comparative Study Between University Students from Spain and Romania |
| title_sort | mediterranean diet and motivation in sport: a comparative study between university students from spain and romania |
| topic | Mediterranean diet motivational climate sports university students |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/7582 |
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