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Analysis of Motivational Climate, Emotional Intelligence, and Healthy Habits in Physical Education Teachers of the Future Using Structural Equations

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  • Gabriel González-Valero

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

  • Félix Zurita-Ortega

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

  • Ramón Chacón-Cuberos

    (Department of Research Methods and Educational Diagnosis, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • Pilar Puertas-Molero

    (Department of Research Methods and Educational Diagnosis, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

Abstract

This study developed a Structural Equation Model (SEM) in order to identify the associations between motivational climate, emotional intelligence, adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD), Physical Activity (PA), and some health indicators in a sample of future teachers. A non-experimental and cross-sectional study was carried in 775 university students (22.22 ± 3.76), using as main scales the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire (PMCSQ-2), Emotional Intelligence Inventory adapted for the sport context, Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A), Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED), 20 meter Shuttle Run Test (20mSRT), and percentage of lean and fat mass as calculated by the Tanita TBF300®® (Tanita-Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) electronic scale. The results showed a positive association between emotional intelligence and task climate, whereas the relationship with an ego climate was low. Ego-oriented climate was positively related to MD and high levels of PA. Emotional intelligence was directly related to higher levels of PA and the level of adherence to MD. PA was negatively associated with fat mass and positively with lean mass and VO 2 MAX. Task-oriented motivational climate showed a positive relation with the emotional intelligence of young people. Ego-oriented motivational climates were related to higher rates of physical-sport engagement and better diet quality.

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  • Gabriel González-Valero & Félix Zurita-Ortega & Ramón Chacón-Cuberos & Pilar Puertas-Molero, 2019. "Analysis of Motivational Climate, Emotional Intelligence, and Healthy Habits in Physical Education Teachers of the Future Using Structural Equations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(13), pages 1-12, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:13:p:3740-:d:246738
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    1. Tamara Espejo-Garcés & Javier Cachón-Zagalaz & Félix Zurita-Ortega & Gabriel González-Valero & José Luis Ubago-Jiménez, 2021. "Study of Psychosocial and Academic Indicators in Young Adults from Andalucía, Spain," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(2), pages 1-12, January.
    2. Pilar Puertas-Molero & Félix Zurita-Ortega & Gabriel González-Valero & José Luis Ortega-Martín, 2022. "Design and Validation of the Non-Verbal Immediacy Scale (NVIS) for the Evaluation of Non-Verbal Language in University Professors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-12, January.

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