Factors associated with compliance with physical activity recommendations among adolescents in Huesca.

Murillo Pardo, B. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; García-Bengoechea, E. ; Aibar Solana, A. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Julián Clemente, J.A. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; García-Gonzalez, L. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Martín-Albo, J. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Estrada, S.

Resumen: BACKGROUND: Schools have been identified as environments of choice for physical activity promotion. This study examines factors associated with compliance with objectively assessed physical activity recommendations for early adolescents taking part in “Sigue la Huella”, a school-based intervention guided by a social ecological framework and Self-Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 2002). METHODS: A total of 200 students (108 boys) aged 12-13 years (M = 12.16; SD = ± 0.51), wore accelerometers during a 7-day period and completed a questionnaire. Participants were considered compliant to the recommendations if their moderate to vigorous physical activity, averaged over 7 days, was =60 minutes a day. RESULTS: 57.4% of boys and 9.9% of girls met recommendations. In a mixed logistic regression model, compliance was higher among boys and students attending private schools, and lower for obese students. Compliance was also associated with higher perceptions of physical competence, higher perceptions of autonomy in physical education, greater importance attached to physical education and less sedentary behavior. CONCLUSIONS: Assessed objectively, gender differences in compliance with physical activity recommendations were greater than expected. Self-Determination Theory emerged as a useful framework to identify motivational factors that can be addressed in school-based physical activity interventions and programs for early adolescents.

Idioma: Inglés

Año: 2015

Publicado en: Revista de Psicologia del Deporte 24, 1 (2015), 147-154
ISSN: 1132-239X

Originalmente disponible en: Texto completo de la revista

Factor impacto JCR: 0.56 (2015)

Categ. JCR: PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED rank: 65 / 79 = 0.823 (2015) - Q4 - T3

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.452 - Sports Science (Q3) - Applied Psychology (Q3)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Didáctica Expres.Corporal (Dpto. Expres.Music.Plást.Corp.)
Área (Departamento): Área Psicolog.Evolut.Educac (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)