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T1 Healthy and Balanced Nutrition for Children through Physical Education Classes
A1 Trigueros Ramos, Rubén
A1 González Bernal, Jerónimo
A1 González Bernal, Sergio
A1 Fuente Anuncibay, Raquel de la
A1 Aguilar-Parra, José M.
K1 Mediterranean diet
K1 School
K1 Self-determination
K1 Physical education
K1 Theory of planed behaviour
K1 Obesidad en niños
K1 Obesity in children
K1 Hábitos de salud
K1 Health behavior
AB Introduction. In recent years, the rate of childhood obesity has been on the rise, currently standing at levels close to 20%. This means that one in five children is more likely to suffer from cardiovascular or metabolic diseases. Physical Education classes are therefore an ideal way to raise awareness among children and their families about healthy and balanced eating habits. Method. A total of 113 primary school students, aged 9–12 years, participated in the study. In order to analyze the data, a structural equation model (SEM) was used to analyze the influence between the variables. Results. The SEM results revealed that a controlling social context showed a negative prediction of psychological need satisfaction and a positive prediction of frustration. However, an autonomy supportive social context showed a negative prediction of psychological need satisfaction and a positive prediction of psychological need satisfaction. Frustration of psychological needs was negatively related to motivation, whereas satisfaction was positively related to motivation. In turn, motivation was positively related to each of the factors of the theory of planned behaviour. Finally, intention to follow a healthy diet was positively related to the Mediterranean diet. Discussion. These results revealed the importance of social context and physical education classes in the adoption of a balanced diet.
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11768
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11768
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 04-jun-2026