The Role of Basic Psychological Needs in the Adoption of Healthy Habits by Adolescents
Previous research in this field has not examined the significance of each of the basic psychological needs (BPNs) on changes in the physical activity level, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (AMD), kinanthropometric and derived variables, and the physical fitness of adolescents. Therefore, the pur...
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| author | Adrián Mateo-Orcajada Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal Juan Pablo Rey-López Raúl Martín-Campoy Lucía Abenza-Cano |
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| description | Previous research in this field has not examined the significance of each of the basic psychological needs (BPNs) on changes in the physical activity level, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (AMD), kinanthropometric and derived variables, and the physical fitness of adolescents. Therefore, the purpose of this study was (a) to examine the variances in physical activity, AMD, and kinanthropometric and derived variables, as well as fitness levels, among adolescents with varying degrees of satisfaction regarding each of the BPNs and (b) to assess the differences in the study variables among adolescents based on whether the BPNs are satisfied individually or jointly. The sample consisted of 791 adolescents (404 males and 387 females; average age: 14.39 ± 1.26 years old). The findings indicated that adolescents in the highest percentiles (75–100) of competence, autonomy, or relatedness showed higher scores in physical activity and AMD and better kinanthropometric and physical fitness variables than adolescents in the lowest percentiles (0–25). Adolescents who showed joint satisfaction of all BPNs showed the best results on all variables analyzed. In addition, it should be noted that competence played the most relevant role. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e46d1d42611498f93e43c65bcc4673f2023-11-18T18:20:22ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-07-0113759210.3390/bs13070592The Role of Basic Psychological Needs in the Adoption of Healthy Habits by AdolescentsAdrián Mateo-Orcajada0Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal1Juan Pablo Rey-López2Raúl Martín-Campoy3Lucía Abenza-Cano4Facultad de Deporte, UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, SpainFacultad de Deporte, UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, SpainFaculty of Health Sciences, International University of Valencia (VIU), 46002 Valencia, SpainIES Felipe VI, 30510 Murcia, SpainFacultad de Deporte, UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, 30107 Murcia, SpainPrevious research in this field has not examined the significance of each of the basic psychological needs (BPNs) on changes in the physical activity level, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (AMD), kinanthropometric and derived variables, and the physical fitness of adolescents. Therefore, the purpose of this study was (a) to examine the variances in physical activity, AMD, and kinanthropometric and derived variables, as well as fitness levels, among adolescents with varying degrees of satisfaction regarding each of the BPNs and (b) to assess the differences in the study variables among adolescents based on whether the BPNs are satisfied individually or jointly. The sample consisted of 791 adolescents (404 males and 387 females; average age: 14.39 ± 1.26 years old). The findings indicated that adolescents in the highest percentiles (75–100) of competence, autonomy, or relatedness showed higher scores in physical activity and AMD and better kinanthropometric and physical fitness variables than adolescents in the lowest percentiles (0–25). Adolescents who showed joint satisfaction of all BPNs showed the best results on all variables analyzed. In addition, it should be noted that competence played the most relevant role.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/7/592autonomyadherence to Mediterranean dietcompetencephysical activity levelrelatedness |
| spellingShingle | Adrián Mateo-Orcajada Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal Juan Pablo Rey-López Raúl Martín-Campoy Lucía Abenza-Cano The Role of Basic Psychological Needs in the Adoption of Healthy Habits by Adolescents Behavioral Sciences autonomy adherence to Mediterranean diet competence physical activity level relatedness |
| title | The Role of Basic Psychological Needs in the Adoption of Healthy Habits by Adolescents |
| title_full | The Role of Basic Psychological Needs in the Adoption of Healthy Habits by Adolescents |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Basic Psychological Needs in the Adoption of Healthy Habits by Adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Basic Psychological Needs in the Adoption of Healthy Habits by Adolescents |
| title_short | The Role of Basic Psychological Needs in the Adoption of Healthy Habits by Adolescents |
| title_sort | role of basic psychological needs in the adoption of healthy habits by adolescents |
| topic | autonomy adherence to Mediterranean diet competence physical activity level relatedness |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/7/592 |
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