Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and its association with self-concept and academic and physical domain in education science students: a cross-sectional study
Background: Mediterranean diet is considered to be a healthy and convenient diet model due both to its physical and mental benefits. Therefore, the aim of the present research is to detail diet pattern, academic performance and self-concept, anxiety and physical activity practice in university stude...
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| author | Eduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez Félix Zurita-Ortega Georgian Badicu José Luis Ubago-Jiménez Wilhelm Robert Grosz Gabriel González-Valero |
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| description | Background: Mediterranean diet is considered to be a healthy and convenient diet model due both to its physical and mental benefits. Therefore, the aim of the present research is to detail diet pattern, academic performance and self-concept, anxiety and physical activity practice in university students, as well as to establish relationships between the variables. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 558 undergraduates at the University of Granada, using an Ad Hoc Socio-Academic Questionnaire, the PREDIMED, Self-concept Form-5 and BAI tests to collect the data. Results: The results obtained show that a high percentage of the sample practices more than three hours of physical activity per week, needs to improve their diet, reflects low levels of anxiety and shows higher scores in academic self-concept. Conclusions: A positive adherence to the Mediterranean diet shows improvements in academic performance and in the physical, social and academic aspects of “self-concept”. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6def4d626eba48a8b41572e493ef3d112024-02-03T14:44:27ZengMRE PressJournal of Men's Health1875-68592022-04-0118410010.31083/j.jomh1804100S1875-6867(22)00334-7Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and its association with self-concept and academic and physical domain in education science students: a cross-sectional studyEduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez0Félix Zurita-Ortega1Georgian Badicu2José Luis Ubago-Jiménez3Wilhelm Robert Grosz4Gabriel González-Valero5Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartment of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartment of Physical Education and Special Motricity, Faculty of Physical Education and Mountain Sports, Transilvania University of Brașov, 500068 Brașov, RomaniaDepartment of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SpainDepartment of Physical Education and Special Motricity, Faculty of Physical Education and Mountain Sports, Transilvania University of Brașov, 500068 Brașov, RomaniaDepartment of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, Melilla Campus, University of Granada, 52005 Melilla, SpainBackground: Mediterranean diet is considered to be a healthy and convenient diet model due both to its physical and mental benefits. Therefore, the aim of the present research is to detail diet pattern, academic performance and self-concept, anxiety and physical activity practice in university students, as well as to establish relationships between the variables. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 558 undergraduates at the University of Granada, using an Ad Hoc Socio-Academic Questionnaire, the PREDIMED, Self-concept Form-5 and BAI tests to collect the data. Results: The results obtained show that a high percentage of the sample practices more than three hours of physical activity per week, needs to improve their diet, reflects low levels of anxiety and shows higher scores in academic self-concept. Conclusions: A positive adherence to the Mediterranean diet shows improvements in academic performance and in the physical, social and academic aspects of “self-concept”.https://www.imrpress.com/journal/JOMH/18/4/10.31083/j.jomh1804100mediterranean dietanxietyphysical activityself-conceptacademic performancesex |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez Félix Zurita-Ortega Georgian Badicu José Luis Ubago-Jiménez Wilhelm Robert Grosz Gabriel González-Valero Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and its association with self-concept and academic and physical domain in education science students: a cross-sectional study Journal of Men's Health mediterranean diet anxiety physical activity self-concept academic performance sex |
| title | Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and its association with self-concept and academic and physical domain in education science students: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and its association with self-concept and academic and physical domain in education science students: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and its association with self-concept and academic and physical domain in education science students: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and its association with self-concept and academic and physical domain in education science students: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and its association with self-concept and academic and physical domain in education science students: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | adherence to the mediterranean diet and its association with self concept and academic and physical domain in education science students a cross sectional study |
| topic | mediterranean diet anxiety physical activity self-concept academic performance sex |
| url | https://www.imrpress.com/journal/JOMH/18/4/10.31083/j.jomh1804100 |
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