Actividad físico deportiva, autoconcepto físico y satisfacción con la vida

  1. Goñi Palacios, Eider 1
  2. Infante Borinaga, Guillermo 1
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

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Journal:
European journal of education and psychology

ISSN: 1888-8992,  1989-2209

Year of publication: 2010

Volume: 3

Issue: 2

Pages: 199-208

Type: Article

DOI: 10.30552/EJEP.V3I2.52 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

More publications in: European journal of education and psychology

Abstract

The relationship between physical-sporting activity and physical self-concept has been well documented. Furthermore, diverse studies also support the finding that physical-sporting activity is linked to satisfaction with life, a relationship which some authors believe to be mediated by physical self-concept. This study aims to verify the way in which these three variables are related. Participants were 408 adults (163 men and 245 women) aged between 23 and 65 (M = 44.82; SD = 13.44), classified into sedentary (37.5%), moderately active (35.4%), active (16%) and very active (11%), depending on metabolic expenditure (expressed as METs) calculated on the basis of frequency x duration x value of the physical activity carried out. The results reveal positive associations between physical-sporting activity and both physical self-concept and satisfaction with life, in the following sense: the more physical-sporting activity engaged in, the better the subject’s self-concept and the greater their satisfaction with life.

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