Perfectly Active Teenagers. When Does Physical Exercise Help Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents

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ID15464906
AuthorsJuan González Hernández (0000-0002-6640-0352, Universidad de Granada), Manuel Gómez-López (0000-0002-4595-3994, Universidad de Murcia, corresponding author), Jose Antonio Pérez Turpín (0000-0002-3585-3340, University of Alicante), José Antonio Pérez-Turpin (University of Alicante), Antonio Jesús Muñoz-Villena (0000-0003-4205-9062, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid), Eliseo Andreu-Cabrera (0000-0002-1377-0966, University of Alicante)
Year2019
Volume16
Issue22
Pages4525-4525
Publication date2019-11-15
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/ijerph16224525
PMID31731765
OpenAlexW2987528594
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited60

In the context of physical activity and sport, perfectionism and the regular practice of physical activity are related to psychological well-being and the regulation of psychological resources necessary for adaptation to effort and satisfaction. At the same time, the most active students are also those who show greater appetites for physical education classes. The goal of this work was to identify the influence of perfectionist beliefs and the regularity of the practice of physical exercise on psychological well-being. The participants were adolescents ( n = 436) aged between 14 and 19 years (M = 16.80, SD = .77). They were administered the Multidimensional Perfection Scale, the Psychological Wellbeing Scale, the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQv2), and a sociodemographic questionnaire. The results showed, under a non-random and transversal design, that the participants gave important value to physical exercise because they feel both active and vigorous. Regarding perfectionism, the functional aspects of perfectionism (expectations of achievement and organization) correlated positively, while the dysfunctional aspects (fear of committing errors and external expectations) did so negatively with the importance given to physical exercise performed by adolescents; this in turn positively predicted psychological well-being. In this way, the hypothesized model contemplated the relevance of the included variables and reflected the mediation of the degree of importance given to the practice of physical exercise on perfectionist beliefs and psychological well-being. Currently, most physical activity practice proposals for adolescents focus on federated and structured environments for competition, and those that deal with recreational and health-oriented sports are far less common. Hence, "the perfect way of doing sports" for a teenager should be accompanied by cognitive schemes aimed at strengthening psychological resources that allow the regulation of beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors

Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Dysfunctional family · Mediation · Perfectionism (psychology · Psychological well-being · Psychotherapist · Recreation · Scale (ratio · Well-being · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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