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Predictive Variables of Adolescents' Intention to Be Physically Active after Graduation. Is Gender a Conditioning Factor?

Ferran CalabuigMaría Huertas González-serranoAna María Gómez-tafalla

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Imatge del propi cosAttractivenessMaleathletic identityAdolescentHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesismedia_common.quotation_subjectPhysical activitylcsh:Medicinephysical activityIntentionArticle03 medical and health sciencesYoung Adult0302 clinical medicinePromotion (rank)Sex FactorsgenderHumans030212 general & internal medicineExercisemedia_commonlcsh:RPhysical attractivenessPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthTheory of planned behaviorReproducibility of Results030229 sport sciencesAdolescènciaphysical self-conceptAutoconcepteConditioningFemaleadolescencePredictive variablesPsychologyGraduationClinical psychologySportsthe theory of planned behavior

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The acquisition of physical activity habits during adolescence is fundamental to guarantee its adherence throughout life. However, these levels decrease during this stage, with women experimenting a more significant decrease. This paper aims to analyze if there are significant differences in the variables related to the intention to be physically active between men and women and if there is a moderating effect of gender on the variables that predict this intention. The sample is composed of 256 adolescents, aged between 16 and 19 years, 55.50% of whom are men, and 44.50% women. The results show that there are statistically significant differences (p &lt

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-06-16International journal of environmental research and public health
10.3390/ijerph17124308https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32560191