@misc{10481/55176,
year = {2018},
month = {7},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/55176},
abstract = {The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between levels of leisure-time sports
and physical activity and the stages of change in high school students with goal orientations. Methods:
The sample was conformed of 2168 students randomly selected to participate in a longitudinal study
in Costa Rica (423), Mexico (408), and Spain (1337), with 1052 being boys, 1037 girls, and 79 who did
not specify sex, aged between 11 and 16 years old (M = 12.49, SD = 0.81). We used a questionnaire
to ask students about their leisure-time sports and physical activity, about stages of change and to
measure achievement goals. Results: The results show that students are more active in Costa Rica,
most of them being in a stage of active change. Conclusions: We found significant differences in
achievement goals in all three countries, which shows that students in active stages have higher
values than those in the inactive stage.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Physical education},
keywords = {Goals orientations},
keywords = {Stage of change},
title = {Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Relation to the Stages of Changes and Achievement Goals in Adolescents: Comparative Study of Students in Spain, Costa Rica, and Mexico},
author = {Fernández Baños, Raúl and Ruiz-Juan, Francisco and Baena Extremera, Antonio and García Montes, María Elena and Ortiz Camacho, María del Mar},
}