Physical Education and the Adoption of Habits Related to the Mediterranean Diet
Childhood obesity and sedentary lifestyles are now gaining a foothold in the Western world. The aim of this research was to analyse the influence of physical education classes on a healthy diet (i.e., Mediterranean diet). To this end, psychological constructs derived from the theory of self-determin...
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| author | Lirola Manzano, María Jesús Trigueros Ramos, Rubén Aguilar Parra, José Manuel Mercader Rubio, Isabel Fernández Campoy, Juan Miguel Díaz López, Mª del Pilar |
| author_facet | Lirola Manzano, María Jesús Trigueros Ramos, Rubén Aguilar Parra, José Manuel Mercader Rubio, Isabel Fernández Campoy, Juan Miguel Díaz López, Mª del Pilar |
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| description | Childhood obesity and sedentary lifestyles are now gaining a foothold in the Western world. The aim of this research was to analyse the influence of physical education classes on a healthy diet (i.e., Mediterranean diet). To this end, psychological constructs derived from the theory of self-determination and the theory of planned behaviour were taken into account, such as the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs, motivation in physical education classes, and social cognition and intention. A total of 3415 secondary school students (13–19 years) participated in this study. A structural equation model was proposed that would explain the relationships between the variables mentioned above and the adherence to a Mediterranean diet. The results provide adequate fit indexes for the proposed model. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that a high satisfaction perceived in the physical education classes would help to reinforce the intention of having a healthy diet and therefore help to generate a perdurable commitment to this habit. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-98232023-10-10T10:32:08Z Physical Education and the Adoption of Habits Related to the Mediterranean Diet Lirola Manzano, María Jesús Trigueros Ramos, Rubén Aguilar Parra, José Manuel Mercader Rubio, Isabel Fernández Campoy, Juan Miguel Díaz López, Mª del Pilar child obesity physical education healthy habits motivation Childhood obesity and sedentary lifestyles are now gaining a foothold in the Western world. The aim of this research was to analyse the influence of physical education classes on a healthy diet (i.e., Mediterranean diet). To this end, psychological constructs derived from the theory of self-determination and the theory of planned behaviour were taken into account, such as the satisfaction and frustration of basic psychological needs, motivation in physical education classes, and social cognition and intention. A total of 3415 secondary school students (13–19 years) participated in this study. A structural equation model was proposed that would explain the relationships between the variables mentioned above and the adherence to a Mediterranean diet. The results provide adequate fit indexes for the proposed model. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that a high satisfaction perceived in the physical education classes would help to reinforce the intention of having a healthy diet and therefore help to generate a perdurable commitment to this habit. 2021-02-15T11:53:33Z 2021-02-15T11:53:33Z 2021-02-09 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2072-6643 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/9823 https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020567 en https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/567 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | child obesity physical education healthy habits motivation Lirola Manzano, María Jesús Trigueros Ramos, Rubén Aguilar Parra, José Manuel Mercader Rubio, Isabel Fernández Campoy, Juan Miguel Díaz López, Mª del Pilar Physical Education and the Adoption of Habits Related to the Mediterranean Diet |
| title | Physical Education and the Adoption of Habits Related to the Mediterranean Diet |
| title_full | Physical Education and the Adoption of Habits Related to the Mediterranean Diet |
| title_fullStr | Physical Education and the Adoption of Habits Related to the Mediterranean Diet |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical Education and the Adoption of Habits Related to the Mediterranean Diet |
| title_short | Physical Education and the Adoption of Habits Related to the Mediterranean Diet |
| title_sort | physical education and the adoption of habits related to the mediterranean diet |
| topic | child obesity physical education healthy habits motivation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/9823 https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020567 |
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