Fernández-Bustos Juan Gregorio, Infantes-Paniagua Álvaro, Cuevas Ricardo, Contreras Onofre Ricardo
Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Physical Education, Faculty of Education of Albacete, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain.
Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Physical Education, Faculty of Education of Ciudad Real, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain.
Front Psychol. 2019 Jul 10;10:1537. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01537. eCollection 2019.
The aim of this research was to study the mediation of body dissatisfaction, physical self-concept, and body mass index (BMI) on the relationship between physical activity and self-concept in adolescents. A sample of 652 Spanish students between 12 and 17 years participated in a cross-sectional study. Physical self-concept and general self-concept were assessed with the Physical Self-Concept Questionnaire (CAF), body dissatisfaction with the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ), and physical activity was estimated with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF). BMI was utilized as a measurement of body composition. Structural equation modeling was used to assess the results. The resulting models showed good fit indexes. Final model for all participants explained the 17% of the variance of body dissatisfaction, 57% of physical self-concept, and 60% of general self-concept. Physical activity had a positive and indirect effect on self-concept ( = 0.29, < 0.01) and direct effects on body dissatisfaction ( = -0.26, < 0.01) and physical self-concept ( = 0.20, < 0.01). BMI had a direct effect on body dissatisfaction ( = 0.31, < 0.01) and on physical self-concept ( = -0.10, < 0.01) and an indirect effect on general self-concept ( = -0.24, < 0.01). However, it was only associated with physical activity in males, playing a mediating role between physical activity and body dissatisfaction. Physical activity can help individuals to achieve a positive self-concept and promote psychological well-being in adolescents through the improvement of physical perceptions and body satisfaction. The importance of BMI, body dissatisfaction, and physical self-concept on the configuration of the self-concept is also emphasized. Educational policymakers and Physical Education teachers should implement strategies to promote physical activity in the schools and provide a Quality Physical Education programs to increase physical activity during adolescence.
本研究的目的是探讨身体不满意、身体自我概念和体重指数(BMI)在青少年身体活动与自我概念关系中的中介作用。652名年龄在12至17岁之间的西班牙学生参与了一项横断面研究。使用身体自我概念问卷(CAF)评估身体自我概念和一般自我概念,使用身体形状问卷(BSQ)评估身体不满意程度,并使用国际身体活动问卷(IPAQ-SF)估算身体活动情况。BMI被用作身体成分的测量指标。采用结构方程模型对结果进行评估。所得模型显示出良好的拟合指数。所有参与者的最终模型解释了身体不满意差异的17%、身体自我概念差异的57%和一般自我概念差异的60%。身体活动对自我概念有正向间接影响(β = 0.29,p < 0.01),对身体不满意有直接影响(β = -0.26,p < 0.01),对身体自我概念有直接影响(β = 0.20,p < 0.01)。BMI对身体不满意有直接影响(β = 0.31,p < 0.01),对身体自我概念有直接影响(β = -0.10,p < 0.01),对一般自我概念有间接影响(β = -0.24,p < 0.01)。然而,它仅在男性中与身体活动相关,在身体活动和身体不满意之间起中介作用。身体活动可以帮助个体获得积极的自我概念,并通过改善身体感知和身体满意度来促进青少年的心理健康。还强调了BMI、身体不满意和身体自我概念在自我概念形成中的重要性。教育政策制定者和体育教师应实施策略,在学校中促进身体活动,并提供高质量的体育教育课程,以增加青少年时期的身体活动。