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Relationship between Healthy Habits and Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport among University Students: A Structural Equation Model

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  • Ramón Chacón Cuberos

    (Department of Integrated Didactics, University of Huelva, 21007 Huelva, Spain)

  • Félix Zurita Ortega

    (Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • Pilar Puertas Molero

    (Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • Emily Knox

    (School of Health Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK)

  • Cristián Cofré Bolados

    (School of Sciences of Physical Activity, Sport and Health ECIADES, University of Santiago of Chile, 9170022 Santiago de Chile, Chile
    School of Sports Science and Physical Activity, University Santo Tomas, 837003 Santiago de Chile, Chile)

  • Virginia Viciana Garófano

    (Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

  • José Joaquín Muros Molina

    (Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain)

Abstract

(1) Background: Several studies have shown how certain types of motivation for sports can favour healthy habits or can cause risk behaviours. (2) Methods: The aim of this study was to establish and verify an explanatory model for motivational climate in sport which considers other possible influential variables related to health. This research was conducted with a sample of 490 university students from Spain. The 33-item Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire (PMCSQ-2) was used to assess perceived motivational climate. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), the Questionnaire of Experiences Related to Video Games (QERV), the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A), and the KIDMED test were used to assess healthy habits; (3) Results: Findings revealed that task-involved climate and ego-involved climate were both positively associated with physical activity with the strongest relationship emerging for a task-involved climate. Furthermore, task climate was positively associated with a good adherence to a Mediterranean diet. A direct relationship was found between ego climate and alcohol intake and problematic use of video games; (4) Conclusions: The findings imply that students who have greater intrinsic motivation to participate in sport and perceive a task-involved climate also report healthier habits. This highlights the importance of creating task-involved motivational climates in sport and physical education lessons.

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  • Ramón Chacón Cuberos & Félix Zurita Ortega & Pilar Puertas Molero & Emily Knox & Cristián Cofré Bolados & Virginia Viciana Garófano & José Joaquín Muros Molina, 2018. "Relationship between Healthy Habits and Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport among University Students: A Structural Equation Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-10, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:4:p:938-:d:137736
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    1. Félix Zurita-Ortega & Georgian Badicu & Ramón Chacón-Cuberos & Manuel Castro-Sánchez, 2019. "Motivational Climate and Physical Activity: A Multigroup Analysis in Romanian and Spanish University Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(11), pages 1-12, June.
    2. Ramón Chacón-Cuberos & Félix Zurita-Ortega & Eva María Olmedo-Moreno & Rosario Padial-Ruz & Manuel Castro-Sánchez, 2018. "An Exploratory Model of Psychosocial Factors and Healthy Habits in University Students of Physical Education Depending on Gender," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-14, November.
    3. Manuel Castro-Sánchez & Ramón Chacón-Cuberos & José Luis Ubago-Jiménez & Edson Zafra-Santos & Félix Zurita-Ortega, 2018. "An Explanatory Model for the Relationship between Motivation in Sport, Victimization, and Video Game Use in Schoolchildren," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-15, August.
    4. Manuel Castro-Sánchez & Félix Zurita-Ortega & Eduardo García-Marmol & Ramón Chacón-Cuberos, 2019. "Motivational Climate towards the Practice of Physical Activity, Self-Concept, and Healthy Factors in the School Environment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-14, February.
    5. Mikel Vaquero-Solís & Miguel Angel Tapia-Serrano & David Hortigüela-Alcalá & Manuel Jacob Sierra-Díaz & Pedro Antonio Sánchez-Miguel, 2021. "Physical Activity and Quality of Life in High School Students: Proposals for Improving the Self-Concept in Physical Education," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-13, July.
    6. Chen Guo & Bingyang Xiao & Zhao Zhang & Jiahui Dong & Mei Yang & Gongbing Shan & Bingjun Wan, 2021. "Relationships between Risk Events, Personality Traits, and Risk Perception of Adolescent Athletes in Sports Training," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-14, December.
    7. Félix Zurita-Ortega & Ramón Chacón-Cuberos & Manuel Castro-Sánchez & Francisco Luis Gutiérrez-Vela & Gabriel González-Valero, 2018. "Effect of an Intervention Program Based on Active Video Games and Motor Games on Health Indicators in University Students: A Pilot Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(7), pages 1-15, June.
    8. Nobuki Hashiguchi & Shintaro Sengoku & Yasushi Kubota & Shigeo Kitahara & Yeongjoo Lim & Kota Kodama, 2020. "Age-Dependent Influence of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations on Construction Worker Performance," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-21, December.

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