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Physical Activity and Quality of Life in High School Students: Proposals for Improving the Self-Concept in Physical Education

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  • Mikel Vaquero-Solís

    (Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Body Expression, Faculty of Teaching Training, University of Extremadura, Avenida Universidad, S/N, 10071 Cáceres, Spain)

  • Miguel Angel Tapia-Serrano

    (Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Body Expression, Faculty of Teaching Training, University of Extremadura, Avenida Universidad, S/N, 10071 Cáceres, Spain)

  • David Hortigüela-Alcalá

    (Department of Specific Didactics, Faculty of Education, University of Burgos, CalleVilladiego 1, 09001 Burgos, Spain)

  • Manuel Jacob Sierra-Díaz

    (Physical Education Department, Faculty of Education, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Universitario, S/N, 16071 Cuenca, Spain)

  • Pedro Antonio Sánchez-Miguel

    (Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Body Expression, Faculty of Teaching Training, University of Extremadura, Avenida Universidad, S/N, 10071 Cáceres, Spain)

Abstract

Adolescence is a critical period for the acquisition of health-related behaviors that will transcend later psychological well-being in adulthood. The present study presents a theoretical model whose objective is to analyze how physical activity predicts an adequate quality of life through self-concept and subjective happiness among adolescents. A total of 452 students aged 12 to 15 (M = 13.8; SD = 0.77) from four Compulsory Secondary Education institutes of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura participated, including boys ( n = 258) and girls ( n = 194). The students reported information on the following variables: physical activity, body mass index, self-concept, subjective happiness, and quality of life. The results show acceptable fit indices for the proposed theoretical model, which showed the importance of physical activity through self-concept and subjective happiness in quality of life: MRL? 2 = 67.533, p < 0.05, CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.90, SRMR = 0.05, and RMSA = 0.07. Likewise, the model presented a better fit index for males than females. This study draws conclusions on the importance of physical activity as a predictor of quality of life mediated by the perception of self-concept and mood in adolescents.

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  • Mikel Vaquero-Solís & Miguel Angel Tapia-Serrano & David Hortigüela-Alcalá & Manuel Jacob Sierra-Díaz & Pedro Antonio Sánchez-Miguel, 2021. "Physical Activity and Quality of Life in High School Students: Proposals for Improving the Self-Concept in Physical Education," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-13, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:13:p:7185-:d:588588
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