RT Journal Article
T1 Questionnaires Assessing Adolescents’ Self-Concept, Self-Perception, Physical Activity and Lifestyle: A Systematic Review
A1 Palenzuela Luis, Natacha
A1 Duarte Climents, Gonzalo
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 Rodríguez Gómez, José Ángel
A1 Sánchez Gómez, María Begoña
AB Adolescence is considered a fundamental time to promote change. During thistime, young people consolidate their social and individual identity. By influencing positive changes,chronic diseases can be avoided, delayed or modified in the future. The use of valid and reliablequestionnaires is an optimal resource for gathering information and thus useful for this study. Objectives:The objectives of the study were to: (1). identify the questionnaires that assess self-esteem/self-concept,self-perception, physical exercise and lifestyle of adolescents; (2). analyse the psychometric measures ofthe questionnaires used to assess the self-esteem/self-concept, self-perception, physical exercise andlifestyle of adolescents; and (3). determine which questionnaires are the most reliable and valid for assessing the self-esteem/self-concept, self-perception, physical exercise and lifestyle of adolescents. Method:A bibliographic search was carried out in the following databases: Virtual Health Library, Cochrane,Medline, Cuiden, Scielo, Dialnet, PubMed and Ministry of Health, Consumption and Social Welfarefollowing the PICO method. The recommendations of the PRISMA statement were followed. Results:A total of 71 scientific articles were collected. Within the self-perception/self-concept questionnaires, theRosenberg Self-Esteem Scale stands out for being an optimal and widely used resource in adolescents.Regarding the questionnaires that evaluate self-perception, the General Health Questionnaire is themost used; it is used in numerous national health surveys in different countries. The Physical ActivityQuestionnaire for Adolescents ranks first with respect to the rest of the tools. It is a widely used resourceinternationally and provides enough information on the physical activity carried out by the subject in agiven week. Although there are several questionnaires that measure lifestyle, the Health Behavior inSchool-aged Children instrument was selected. This instrument is at the European level and involves thecollaboration of 48 countries and allows us to compare the lifestyle habits of adolescents from differentcountries. Discussion: The questionnaire that stands out in the assessment of self-esteem/self-conceptis the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The General Health Questionnaire has been selected as the besttool for assessing self-perception. To measure physical exercise, the Physical Activity Questionnaire forAdolescents is identified as the ideal instrument because it is widely used and can be completed quickly.Regarding lifestyle, the Health Behavior in School aged Children is shown to be an effective instrumentin assessing lifestyle
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9067 (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20757
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20757
LA eng
NO Palenzuela-Luis, N., Duarte-Clíments, G., Gómez-Salgado, J., Rodríguez-Gómez, J. Á., & Sánchez-Gómez, M. B. (2022). Questionnaires Assessing Adolescents’ Self-Concept, Self-Perception, Physical Activity and Lifestyle: A Systematic Review. In Children (Vol. 9, Issue 1, p. 91). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9010091
NO This research is part of a doctoral programme in Health Sciences at the Universityof La Laguna, on the island of Tenerife
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026