Mediterranean diet adherence on self-concept and anxiety as a function of weekly physical activity: an explanatory model in higher education
IntroductionScientific literature has now demonstrated the benefits of an active lifestyle for people's psychological health. Based on the above statement, the aim was to (a) evaluate and adjust a structural equation model containing the variables anxiety, self-concept, and Mediterranean diet a...
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| description | IntroductionScientific literature has now demonstrated the benefits of an active lifestyle for people's psychological health. Based on the above statement, the aim was to (a) evaluate and adjust a structural equation model containing the variables anxiety, self-concept, and Mediterranean diet adherence and (b) contrast the proposed theoretical model by studying the differences between the variables according to the level of weekly physical activity in a sample of 558 university students.MethodsA non-experimental, exploratory, cross-sectional investigation has been proposed. Instruments such as the PREDIMED Questionnaire, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and the Form 5 Self-Concept Questionnaire were used to collect data.Results and discussionThe results illustrate that students showing low adherence to the Mediterranean diet had higher levels of anxiety (M = 0.95) than those showing a high degree of adherence (M = 0.75). It is also observed that young people with a high degree of adherence to the Mediterranean diet report higher scores in the different dimensions of self-concept compared to young people with a low degree of adherence. In conclusion, it is affirmed that young people who show a high degree of adherence to this dietary pattern show lower levels of anxiety and greater recognition of the different areas of their self-concept. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b975f37d14e2478ebf787906e04658bc2023-07-19T08:25:21ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2023-07-011010.3389/fnut.2023.12153591215359Mediterranean diet adherence on self-concept and anxiety as a function of weekly physical activity: an explanatory model in higher educationEduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez0Gabriel González-Valero1Georgian Badicu2Fatma Hilal Yagin3José Manuel Alonso-Vargas4Luca Paolo Ardigò5Pilar Puertas-Molero6Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainDepartment of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainDepartment of Physical Education and Special Motricity, Faculty of Physical Education and Mountain Sports, Transilvania University of Braşov, Braşov, RomaniaDepartment of Biostatistics, and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, TürkiyeDepartment of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainDepartment of Teacher Education, NLA University College, Oslo, NorwayDepartment of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainIntroductionScientific literature has now demonstrated the benefits of an active lifestyle for people's psychological health. Based on the above statement, the aim was to (a) evaluate and adjust a structural equation model containing the variables anxiety, self-concept, and Mediterranean diet adherence and (b) contrast the proposed theoretical model by studying the differences between the variables according to the level of weekly physical activity in a sample of 558 university students.MethodsA non-experimental, exploratory, cross-sectional investigation has been proposed. Instruments such as the PREDIMED Questionnaire, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and the Form 5 Self-Concept Questionnaire were used to collect data.Results and discussionThe results illustrate that students showing low adherence to the Mediterranean diet had higher levels of anxiety (M = 0.95) than those showing a high degree of adherence (M = 0.75). It is also observed that young people with a high degree of adherence to the Mediterranean diet report higher scores in the different dimensions of self-concept compared to young people with a low degree of adherence. In conclusion, it is affirmed that young people who show a high degree of adherence to this dietary pattern show lower levels of anxiety and greater recognition of the different areas of their self-concept.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1215359/fullMediterranean diet (MD)self-conceptanxietyphysical self-conceptuniversity students |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez Gabriel González-Valero Georgian Badicu Fatma Hilal Yagin José Manuel Alonso-Vargas Luca Paolo Ardigò Pilar Puertas-Molero Mediterranean diet adherence on self-concept and anxiety as a function of weekly physical activity: an explanatory model in higher education Frontiers in Nutrition Mediterranean diet (MD) self-concept anxiety physical self-concept university students |
| title | Mediterranean diet adherence on self-concept and anxiety as a function of weekly physical activity: an explanatory model in higher education |
| title_full | Mediterranean diet adherence on self-concept and anxiety as a function of weekly physical activity: an explanatory model in higher education |
| title_fullStr | Mediterranean diet adherence on self-concept and anxiety as a function of weekly physical activity: an explanatory model in higher education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediterranean diet adherence on self-concept and anxiety as a function of weekly physical activity: an explanatory model in higher education |
| title_short | Mediterranean diet adherence on self-concept and anxiety as a function of weekly physical activity: an explanatory model in higher education |
| title_sort | mediterranean diet adherence on self concept and anxiety as a function of weekly physical activity an explanatory model in higher education |
| topic | Mediterranean diet (MD) self-concept anxiety physical self-concept university students |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1215359/full |
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