Associations among psychological satisfaction in physical education, sports practice, and health indicators with physical activity: Direct and indirect ways in a structural equation model proposal.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Physical education (PE) classes are among the main intervention strategies for increasing levels of physical activity (PA) to adolescent's health improvements. However, low levels of psychological satisfaction in physical education classes (PE satisfaction) and multiple associations with some factors as sex, age, sedentarism, sports practice, sleep, quality of life can act as moderators of levels of physical activity. Considering these aspects, this study aims to propose a theoretical model of multivariate relationships to verify the association between PE satisfaction with PA levels, considering the contribution of sports practice, health indicators, age, and sex on these relations.

Methods

A cross-sectional study with 470 adolescents (230 boys) ag

SUBMITTER: Lemes VB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8356103 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature