Mediterranean Diet and Motivation in Sport: A Comparative Study Between University Students from Spain and Romania
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Mediterranean diet Motivational climate Sports University students
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2018-12-20Referencia bibliográfica
Chacón-Cuberos, R. [et al.]. Mediterranean Diet and Motivation in Sport: A Comparative Study Between University Students from Spain and Romania. Nutrients 2019, 11, 30. [doi: doi:10.3390/nu11010030]
Resumen
Background: The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is one of the healthiest dietary models
worldwide, being an essential mean of preventing pathologies along with the practice of physical
activity. Through a comparative study carried out across different countries, it has been demonstrated
how this type of habits vary depending on the geographical context. The aim of this research was to
evaluate the adherence to MD and its relationships with motivational climate in sport on a sample
of university students from Spain and Romania; Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted
on a sample of university students [specialization: Physical Education (n = 605; 20.71± 2.42 years
old)], using as main instruments the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) for students and
adolescents and the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire-2 (PMCSQ-2); Results: It
was shown that students from Spain had a high adherence to the MD (6.65 ± 2.63 vs. 5.06 ± 1.31).
Spanish university students got higher scores in task-oriented motivational climate (4.03 ± 0.62 vs.
3.11 ± 0.55) while ego-oriented climate was higher in university students from Romania (3.24 ± 0.54
vs. 2.07 ± 0.75). Finally, it was observed that the task-oriented motivational climate was related to a
lower adherence to MD in Spanish students (4.49 ± 0.37 vs. 3.98 ± 0.62). In contrast, in Romanian
youth, a medium adherence to the MD was associated with higher scores for the ego-oriented
motivational climate (3.27 ± 0.53 vs. 3.00 ± 0.54); Conclusions: As main conclusions, it was shown
that the students from Spain had a high adherence to the MD. In addition, it has been demonstrated
that ego-oriented climates are linked to a better adherence to MD, especially due to the importance of
following a proper diet in sport contexts, as demonstrated by young Romanians.