Physical Activity Habits and Determinants, Sedentary Behaviour and Lifestyle in University Students

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ID15460741
AuthorsAida Carballo‐Fazanes (0000-0001-6615-9821, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), Javier Rico (0000-0001-8858-145X, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), Roberto Barcala‐Furelos (0000-0002-7247-0509, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago), Ezequiel Rey (0000-0003-4770-2694, Universidade de Vigo), José Eugenio Rodríguez Fernández (0000-0002-1101-5377, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), Cristina Varela-Casal (0000-0001-6797-2670, Universidade de Vigo), Cristian Abelairas‐Gómez (0000-0002-1056-7778, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue9
Pages3272-3272
Publication date2020-05-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17093272
PMID32397068
OpenAlexW3022319369
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited52

University students, as a result of their lifestyles, represent a section of the population that is most likely to adopt sedentary behaviours. The aim of the present study was to analyse the determining factors dictating the performance of physical activity as well as sedentary behaviour among university students. A total of 608 students (64.6% women) from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) were selected by stratified random sampling to take part in the study, which involved completing a questionnaire on lifestyle and physical activity. Of the participating students, 69.6% indicated that they performed physical activity; the main reasons given were to maintain fitness and for health, while a lack of time and laziness were the principal reasons given for abandoning or not taking up physical exercise. Significant associations were established between not doing physical activity and the time exposed to screens, time studying, feeling low and smoking; on the other hand, associations could be seen between doing physical activity and the participation of relatives (parents, mothers, partners, older siblings and friends) in physical activity, as well as a positive sense of satisfaction relating to physical education taught in schools. In conclusion, most of the university students did some physical activity, which was associated with less sedentary behaviour, while the influence of school physical education and of the habits of relatives played an important role

Environmental health · Feeling · Laziness · Pedagogy · Physical activity · Physical education · Physical fitness · Physical therapy · Population · Screen time · Sedentary behavior · Sedentary lifestyle · Stratified sampling · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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