@misc{10481/61532,
year = {2019},
month = {6},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/61532},
abstract = {(1) Background: Several research works have shown the relationship between physical
activity (PA), adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and health. Nevertheless, there are few
studies that demonstrate the relationship of these habits with academic performance, and specifically
with academic stress. (2) Methods: This descriptive, non-experimental, and cross-sectional study aims
to analyse the associations between these variables in a sample composed of 515 university students,
using as main instruments the KIDMED, PAQ-A and the Scale of Academic Stress. (3) Results:
The university students analysed showed higher levels of academic stress for women, and especially
in the academic obligations and communication of own ideas. In addition, it was shown that
those university students that had a body mass index (BMI) associated with being overweight or
under-weight were the respondents with higher levels of stress. Finally, the students with a low
adherence to MD had higher scores for stress associated with the communication of their own ideas,
while PA was not related to academic stress. When sex and BMI variables were controlled in the
regression model, no associations were obtained between stress and diet quality. (4) Conclusions:
This study shows interesting implications in the treatment of academic stress. Although stress was
not associated with diet and physical activity, it was linked to a worse state of health associated with
states of being overweight, being of special interest the treatment of stress in women.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Academic stress},
keywords = {University students},
keywords = {Physical activity},
keywords = {Mediterranean stress},
title = {Relationship between Academic Stress, Physical Activity and Diet in University Students of Education},
doi = {10.3390/bs9060059},
author = {Chacón Cuberos, Ramón and Zurita Ortega, Félix and Olmedo Moreno, Eva María and Castro Sánchez, Manuel},
}