RT Journal Article
T1 An Exploratory Model of Psychosocial Factors and Healthy Habits in University Students of Physical Education Depending on Gender
A1 Chacón Cuberos, Ramón
A1 Zurita Ortega, Félix
A1 Olmedo Moreno, Eva María
A1 Padial Ruz, Rosario
A1 Castro Sánchez, Manuel
AB Background: Several researches have shown the relationship between healthy habitsand physical and mental health. Thus, it is essential to study how some psychosocial factors canpromote positive behaviours in university students, specifically in those who will be teachers ofPhysical Education. (2) Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional research was conducted on775 university students of Physical Education from Spain. This study aims to develop an explanatorymodel for the relationships between motivational climate, healthy habits (Mediterranean Diet (MD),Physical Activity (PA) and substance consumption) and some indicators of physical health (oxygenconsumption (VO2MAX)) and mental health (self-concept) according to gender, using structuralequations 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 apositive association with PA and self-concept, while it is negative for the consumption of tobaccoin 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 ofpromoting task-oriented goals in educational contexts linked to Physical Education in order to avoidnegative behaviours.
PB MDPI
SN 1661-7827
YR 2018
FD 2018-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16274
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16274
LA eng
NO Chacón Cuberos, R., Zurita Ortega, F., Olmedo Moreno, E., Padial Ruz, R., Castro Sánchez, M.  An Exploratory Model of Psychosocial Factors and Healthy Habits in University Students of Physical Education Depending on Gender. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(11), 2430. (2018). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15112430
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026