Nivel de actividad física habitual, condición física y variables psicológicas relacionadas en estudiantes chilenos de enseñanza general básica
- Parra Saldías, Maribel Enriqueta
- Daniel Mayorga Vega Director
- Jesús Viciana Ramírez Director
Defence university: Universidad de Granada
Fecha de defensa: 19 May 2017
- Paulino Padial Puche Chair
- Luis Javier Chirosa Ríos Secretary
- Gema Torres Luque Committee member
- Alexandra Valencia-Peris Committee member
- Alejandro Cesar Martínez Baena Committee member
Type: Thesis
Abstract
The overall objective of the present Doctoral Thesis was to examine the levels of habitual physical activity, physical fitness and related psychological variables in Chilean students of basic general education. The present study used a cross-sectional design. A total of 156 students, 87 males and 69 females, from the 8th grade of basic general education participated in the present study. Habitual levels of physical activity and sedentary behavior were assessed objectively by a GT3X accelerometer for eight consecutive days. The evaluation of motivation towards exercise was carried out through the Behavioral Regulation