Motivation and self-esteem in university students' adherence to physical activity.
Objective:: This study aimed to determine the association between motivation, selfesteem and body composition in university students' adherence to physical activity. Methods: A total of 110 undergraduates from two public universities (Federal and State) in Teresina, Piauí state volunteered for the s...
| Publicado en: | Revista de Salud Pública Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 677 - 689 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lth&AN=113247080&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: lth uiTerm: 113247080 longDbName: MedicLatina uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 01240064 1D2F jtl: Revista de Salud Pública issn: 01240064 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: sep/oct2015 vid: 17 iid: 5 pid: 12967 pub: Universidad Nacional de Colombia artinfo: ui: 113247080 10.15446/rsap.v17n5.3325 ppf: 677 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.3MB tig: atl: Motivation and self-esteem in university students' adherence to physical activity. aug: au: Ribeiro Nunes Lages, Solange Maria Ferreira Emygdio, Rogério Irene Monte, Aurinice Sampaio Carlos Alchieri, João affil: Universidade Estadual do Piauí-UESPI. Rua João Cabral, S/N-Pirajá. Teresina-Piauí, Brasil Universidade estácio de Sá. Av. Dom Helder Câmara, Norte Shopping Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Departamento de Psicologia da UFRN. Caixa. Natal, Brasil su: Self-esteem Psychology of college students Physical activity Motivation (Psychology) Body composition sug: subj: Self-esteem Psychology of college students Physical activity Motivation (Psychology) Body composition keyword: motivation motor activity Self concept actividad física referencia Autoimagen motivación ab: Objective:: This study aimed to determine the association between motivation, selfesteem and body composition in university students' adherence to physical activity. Methods: A total of 110 undergraduates from two public universities (Federal and State) in Teresina, Piauí state volunteered for the study. Of these, 75 (68.2 %) were women aged between 18 and 35 years, and 82 (74.5 %) of the students engaged in physical activity. They responded to the Gonçalves Motivation Scale (2010), which contains five factors: Fun, Competency, Appearance, Health and Sociability. Participants also completed the Lages Self-esteem Scale, with sixteen items and five dimensions: Introspection, Physical Image, Life Satisfaction, Acceptance and Confidence. The Jackson and Pollock (1978 and 1980) 3-site skinfold protocol was used to measure fat percentage and body composition by anthropometry (Filizola scale equipped with stadiometer). Results: A significant association between the variables of self-esteem and motivation was demonstrated, with the physical image dimension exhibiting the highest association with the motivational factors fun, competency and sociability. Conclusion: The findings indicate that adherence to physical activity is associated to motivational factors derived from challenging, integrative and fun-related circumstances. Objetivos: Este estudio analizó la asociación de la motivación y composición corporal con relación a la práctica de actividad física de universitarios. Métodos: Participaron 110 estudiantes universitarios voluntarios, de dos instituciones públicas (Federal y Provincial) de educación superior de la provincia de Teresina, Piauí, de los cuales 75 (68,2 %) eran mujeres con franja etaria de 18 a 35 años, n=82 (74,5 %) practicante regular de actividad física. Estos respondieron la Escala de Motivación de Gonçalves (2010), que posee cinco factores: diversión, competencia, apariencia, salud y social. Además la Escala de Autoestima de Lages (2010), que consiste de dieciséis ítems y cuatro dimensiones imagen física, satisfacción con la vida, aceptación y confianza. Para evaluar el porcentual de grasa fue utilizado el protocolo de tarea pliegues cutáneos de Jackson y Pollock (1978 y 1980) y la antropometría a través de una balanza con estadiómetro de marca Filizola. Resultados: Los resultados demostraron significativa asociación entre las variables Autoestima y motivación, con destaque para la dimensión imagen física que presenta mayor asociación con los factores motivacionales, diversión, competencia y sociabilidad. Conclusiones: La síntesis combinada de los resultados conduce a establecer que la adherencia a la práctica de la actividad física está relacionada a los factores motivacionales derivados de circunstancias lúdicas, desafiantes e integradoras. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Revista de Salud Pública is the property of Universidad Nacional de Colombia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Revista de Salud Pública holder: Universidad Nacional de Colombia dt: @attributes: year: 2015 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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