@misc{10481/55326,
year = {2018},
month = {11},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/55326},
abstract = {(1) Background: Several researches have shown the relationship between healthy habits
and physical and mental health. Thus, it is essential to study how some psychosocial factors can
promote positive behaviours in university students, specifically in those who will be teachers of
Physical Education. (2) Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional research was conducted on
775 university students of Physical Education from Spain. This study aims to develop an explanatory
model for the relationships between motivational climate, healthy habits (Mediterranean Diet (MD),
Physical Activity (PA) and substance consumption) and some indicators of physical health (oxygen
consumption (VO2MAX)) and mental health (self-concept) according to gender, using structural
equations analysis. (3) Results: The motivational climate was positively associated with PA,
showing a stronger relationship for ego-oriented climate in women. The adherence to MD showed a
positive association with PA and self-concept, while it is negative for the consumption of tobacco
in men. Likewise, PA was directly related to VO2MAX with a higher regression weight for women.
The ego-oriented motivational climate was negatively related to tobacco consumption in women.
(4) Conclusions: Task-oriented goals are related to more positive and healthy behaviours such as PA,
although it was no association was found with MD. Therefore, we can conclude the importance of
promoting task-oriented goals in educational contexts linked to Physical Education in order to avoid
negative behaviours.},
organization = {This research was funded by Precompetitive Research Projects for Young Researchers 2017—Modality B
under de Grant PPJI_B-05. University of Granada},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Motivational climate},
keywords = {Mediterranean diet},
keywords = {Physical activity},
keywords = {Substance abuse},
keywords = {Maximum oxygen consumption},
keywords = {Self-concept},
title = {An Exploratory Model of Psychosocial Factors and Healthy Habits in University Students of Physical Education Depending on Gender},
author = {Chacón Cuberos, Ramón and Zurita Ortega, Félix and Olmedo Moreno, Eva María and Padial Ruz, Rosario and Castro Sánchez, Manuel},
}