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Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Relation to the Stages of Changes and Achievement Goals in Adolescents: Comparative Study of Students in Spain, Costa Rica, and Mexico

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  • Raúl Baños

    (Faculty of Sports Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada 22890, Mexico)

  • Francisco Ruiz-Juan

    (Department of Physical Activity and Sport, University of Murcia, 30720 San Javier, Spain)

  • Antonio Baena-Extremera

    (Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • María Elena García-Montes

    (Department of Physical Activity and Sport, University of Murcia, 30720 San Javier, Spain)

  • María Del Mar Ortiz-Camacho

    (Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between levels of leisure-time sports and physical activity and the stages of change in high school students with goal orientations. Methods: The sample was conformed of 2168 students randomly selected to participate in a longitudinal study in Costa Rica (423), Mexico (408), and Spain (1337), with 1052 being boys, 1037 girls, and 79 who did not specify sex, aged between 11 and 16 years old ( M = 12.49, SD = 0.81). We used a questionnaire to ask students about their leisure-time sports and physical activity, about stages of change and to measure achievement goals. Results: The results show that students are more active in Costa Rica, most of them being in a stage of active change. Conclusions: We found significant differences in achievement goals in all three countries, which shows that students in active stages have higher values than those in the inactive stage.

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  • Raúl Baños & Francisco Ruiz-Juan & Antonio Baena-Extremera & María Elena García-Montes & María Del Mar Ortiz-Camacho, 2018. "Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Relation to the Stages of Changes and Achievement Goals in Adolescents: Comparative Study of Students in Spain, Costa Rica, and Mexico," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-13, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:7:p:2581-:d:159555
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    1. Pedro Gil-Madrona & Miguel Ángel Aguilar-Jurado & Cristina Honrubia-Montesinos & Guillermo F. López-Sánchez, 2019. "Physical Activity and Health Habits of 17- to 25-Year-Old Young People during Their Free Time," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-13, November.
    2. Susan (Sixue) Jia, 2018. "Leisure Motivation and Satisfaction: A Text Mining of Yoga Centres, Yoga Consumers, and Their Interactions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-17, November.
    3. Antonio Fernández-Martínez & Raquel Pérez-Ordás & Román Nuviala & Mónica Aznar & Ana María Porcel-Gálvez & Alberto Nuviala, 2020. "Communication as a Strategy to Promote Sports and Health Activities Designed for Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-13, July.
    4. Raquel Pérez-Ordás & Mónica Aznar Cebamanos & Román Nuviala & Alberto Nuviala, 2019. "Evaluation of Extracurricular Sports Activities as an Educational Element for Sustainable Development in Educational Institutions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-13, June.
    5. Xuefang Zou & Sumaira Kayani & Jin Wang & Muhammad Imran & María Luisa Zagalaz Sánchez & Lara Sánchez Amador Jesús & Haroona Qurban, 2019. "A Study on the Relationship between Urban Residents’ Perception of Recreational Sports and Their Participation in Recreational Sports: Based on Gender Differences," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(19), pages 1-14, October.
    6. Héctor Duarte-Félix & Jorge Zamarripa & Raúl Baños & Manuel de la Cruz-Ortega & Maritza Delgado-Herrada, 2020. "Psychometric Properties of the Interpersonal Styles Questionnaire for Physical Education in a Mexican Sample," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-11, September.

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