RT Journal Article
T1 Relationship between the self-concept and physical activity towards the prevention of chronic illnesses
A1 Duarte Climents, Gonzalo
A1 Sánchez Gómez, María Begoña
A1 González Abreu, Javier
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
AB The objective of this work is to verify the relationship between the self-perception of health and the self-concept of physicalappearance in adolescents, in order to check their influence on the physical activity they perform with the aim of preventing chronicillnesses. To this end, an observational, cross-sectional descriptive study with analytical components was carried out. Opportunisticactivity, in which young people, between the ages of 16 and 22, were recruited from 5 secondary schools of the municipality of SanCristóbal de La Laguna, on the island of Tenerife (Spain). Data were collected through the General Health Questionnaire, theRosemberg Self-esteem Scale, and the physical exercise habits test physical activity questionnaire for adolescents-A, revealing thefirst 2 that most percentage of responses were grouped on the positive side. The physical exercise habits test physical activityquestionnaire for adolescents-A described that the most commonly performed physical activity was walking (75%).
PB Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
SN 1536-5964
YR 2020
FD 2020-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18934
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18934
LA eng
NO Duarte Clíments, G., Sánchez Gómez, M. B., González Abreu, J. ... Gómez-Salgado, J. (2020). Relationship between the self-concept and physical activity towards the prevention of chronic illnesses. Medicine, 99(28), e20884. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000020884
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026