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Objective: To identify motivational factors for the practice of physical exercises and their relationship with the quality of life (QoL)of women. Methods: A cross-sectional study, conducted with 48 women practicing exercise in gyms aged between 19 and 59 years and with a mean age of 39.4 ± 11.7 years. Exercise Motivations Inventory (EMI-2) and WHOQOL-Bref were used as instruments. The data were analyzed using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov tests, homogeneity of Levene's variances, independent t-test, and Pearson's correlation (p < 0.05). Results: Older women are more motivated to exercise for health rehabilitation. The youngest had a higher score in the physical domain of quality of life. There was a significant, positive, and weak correlation of the physical domain with weight control (r = 0.24), appearance (r = 0.33), a weak and negative correlation of the physical domain with health rehabilitation (r = -0,33), a positive and weak correlation of the social domain with physical conditioning (r = 0.23), and a positive and weak correlation of the general QoL score with weight control (r = 0.23). Conclusion: The main motivational factor for the practice of physical exercise was preventing diseases, especially in the group of older women. Younger women had a better perception of the physical QoL domain, and correlations between some domains of QoL and motivation were observed. Objetivo: identificar os fatores motivacionais para a prática de exercícios físicos e sua relação com a qualidade de vida (QDV) de mulheres. Métodos: estudo transversal, realizado com 48 mulheres praticantes de exercício em academias com idade entre 19 e 59 anos e média de idade de 39,4 ± 11,7 anos. Como instrumentos foram utilizados o Exercise Motivations Inventory (EMI-2) e o WHOQOL-Bref. Os dados foram analisados por meio dos testes de Kolmogorov-Smirnov, homogeneidade das variâncias de Levene, teste t independente, e correlação de Pearson (p < 0,05). Resultados: as mulheres mais velhas são mais motivadas para a prática de exercício para a reabilitação da saúde. As mais jovens apresentaram escore superior no domínio físico de QDV. Verificou-se correlação significativa, positiva e fraca do domínio físico com controle de peso (r = 0,24), aparência (r = 0,33), correlação fraca e negativa do domínio físico com a reabilitação da saúde (r = -0,33), correlação positiva e fraca do domínio social com condicionamento físico (r = 0,23), e correlação positiva e fraca do escore geral de QDV com o controle do peso (r = 0,23). Conclusão: O principal fator motivacional para a prática de exercícios físicos foi a prevenção de doenças, especialmente no grupo de mulheres mais velhas. As mulheres mais jovens apresentaram melhor percepção do domínio físico de QDV e correlações entre alguns domínios da QDV e da motivação foram observados.

The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether life skills development in sport helps predict the social behaviours and sport values of youth futsal players. Participants in...

Objetivo: verificar se o comportamento sedentário e a duração e frequência da prática de atividades físicas interferem nos indicativos de burnout de estudantes universitários de educação física. Métodos: trata-se de um estudo transversal, realizado com 147 acadêmicos de educação física, bacharelado, de ambos os sexos. Foi utilizado uma adaptação para o contexto acadêmico (estudantes) do Cuestionario para la Evaluación del Síndrome de Quemarse por el Trabajo, e o Questionário Internacional de Atividade física (IPAQ – versão curta). Os dados foram analisados pelos testes Kolmogorov-Smirnov e “U” de Mann-Whitney e o nível de significância adotado foi de p < 0,05. Resultados: os estudantes que caminham até 40 min por dia apresentaram maiores sintomas de burnout do que os estudantes com maior tempo de caminhada no dia (p = 0,007). Os estudantes que caminham até 135 min semanais apresentaram maiores indicativos para desenvolvimento de desgaste psíquico do que os que caminham mais de 135 min semanais (p = 0,017). Os estudantes que praticam até 60 min de atividades moderadas por dia apresentaram escore superior aos estudantes que praticam mais de 60 min de atividades moderadas por dia (p = 0,011). Foram encontradas diferenças significativas nas dimensões de indolência (p = 0,011) e culpa (p = 0,023), evidenciando que os estudantes que passam mais tempo sentados apresentaram escore superior em ambas as dimensões de burnout. Conclusão: a duração e frequência da atividade física e o comportamento sedentário interferem nos indicativos de burnout em estudantes de educação física.

RESUMO A sarcopenia é uma síndrome caracterizada pela perda progressiva de massa muscular e está associada a desfechos adversos na saúde de idosos. A atividade física tem sido apontada como uma importante ferramenta para a prevenção da sarcopenia. Diante disso, este estudo investigou a relação da duração e frequência da prática de atividade física com os indicativos de sarcopenia de idosos. Participaram deste estudo transversal 551 idosos praticantes de atividade física nas academias da terceira idade do município de Maringá (PR). Como instrumentos foram utilizados o international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) e o SARC-F. A análise dos dados foi conduzida por meio dos testes de Kolmogorov-Smirnov, correlação de Spearman e a análise de equações estruturais (p

This research adapted the Life Skills Scale for Sport (LSSS) into Portuguese and provided evidence for its construct validity. Study 1 included four translators and five academics who devel...

This study investigated whether a large sample of youth participants’ life skills development through sport was impacted by demographic variables and/or variables based on self-determination theory. Participants were 461 Brazilian youth sport (325 boys; 136 girls) aged 10–17 years ( Mage = 15.12, SD = 1.44). Participants completed a self-report research survey to assess demographic variables, coach autonomy support, basic need satisfaction, and sport motivation. We analyzed data using cluster analysis, a chi-square test and multivariate analysis of variance. We found that sport participants in the high life skills development cluster were older ( p = .007) and had more years of sport experience ( p = .032). Compared to the low life skills development cluster, sports participants in the high life skills development cluster displayed higher scores for coach’s autonomy support ( p = .001), autonomy satisfaction ( p = .002), competence satisfaction ( p = .001), relatedness satisfaction ( p = .001), and identified regulation ( p = .023). In practice, these findings indicate that coaches should seek to satisfy participants’ three basic psychological needs and encourage an identified regulation form of motivation when trying to promote participants’ life skills development through sport.

Objective This study investigated the association between body dissatisfaction (BD), addiction to exercise and risk behaviors to eating disorders (EDs) among Brazilian exercise practitioners, besides comparing the variables according to sex, age group and modality. Methods Participants were 60 exercice practitioners of fitness (n = 44) and crossfit (n = 16), with mean age of 26.58 ± 7.76 years. Data collection was conducted through Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26), Diagnosis of Orthorexia Questionnaire (ORTO-15), Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and Scale of Dedication to Exercise (SDE). Data analysis was conducted through Kolmogorov-Smirnov and independent t tests, Pearson correlation, and Path Analysis (p Results Main results showed the association between BD, addiction to exercise and risk behaviour for EDs. Further, individuals dissatisfied with their bodies showed higher level of addiction to exercise and risk behavior for EDs. Furthermore, women showed higher presence of BD than men, and fitness participants reported higher presence of addiction to exercise than crossfit practitioners. Conclusions This study revealed that BD seems to be a determinant factor for risk behavior for ED’s and addiction to exercise among fitness and crossfit particpants.

This research adapted the Group Conflict Questionnaire (GCQ) into Portuguese and provided evidence for its construct validity. Study 1 included four translators and five academics who developed a Portuguese version of the GCQ (P-GCQ). In this phase, we provided evidence for content and construct validity for the scale and for each item using an expert panel in a pilot study with 20 youth athletes. Study 2 included two participant samples (Sample 1, n = 254; Sample 2, n = 351) of Brazilian youth and adult athletes who completed the adapted P-GCQ, providing evidence for the structural aspect of its construct validity via factor analyses. Study 3 included 162 Brazilian athletes who completed the P-GCQ and a measure of team cohesion, from which we provided further evidence of the P-GCQ’s internal and external construct validity, showing that both task and social cohesion were negatively associated with the athletes’ perceptions of group conflict. Overall, we found that the P-GCQ produces valid and reliable scores for Portuguese-speaking athletes; it may now be used confidently by researchers and practitioners interested in assessing group conflict within this population.

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the psychological factors that might predict the sedentary behavior of 654 older adults from the South Region of Brazil. The participants were evaluated by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire; Mini-Mental State Exam; Geriatric Anxiety Scale; and the scales Geriatric Depression, Purpose in Life, Perceived Stress, Rosenberg Self-Esteem, and Satisfaction with Life. Data analysis was conducted through Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis (p p > .05) correlation was found between the sedentary behavior variables with self-esteem. Multiple regression analysis revealed that psychological variables explained 6% of the variance of sitting time during the week (R2 = .06; F = 11.546; p p = .040), while life satisfaction (β = −0.16; p = .001) and purpose in life (β = −0.10; p = .026) showed negative prediction. Psychological variables predicted only 3% of the variance of sitting time during the weekend (R2 = .03; F = 5.629; p p = .007) and negative (β = −0.13) association. Life satisfaction and purpose in life can be considered protector factors to sedentary behavior, while depression is a potentiating factor.

Introduction: Multimorbidity is currently considered as a relevant clinical condition due to its severity and the high prevalence among the elderly. Objective: Assessing whether multimorbidity is an intervening factor in the functionality of the physically active elderly. Method: This is a cross-sectional study carried out with 70 older people of both sexes who practice exercises at the Fitness zones (FZ) in the municipality of Maringá, state of Paraná. A sociodemographic questionnaire, and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Scale (WHO-DAS 2.0) were used as instruments. Data analysis was performed by using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney test and Spearman’s rank correlation, in addition to the Path Analysis (p

Este estudo investigou o desenvolvimento das habilidades para vida de 71 adolescentes praticantes de esportes individuais, com média de idade de 14.54 ± 1.27 anos. Os instrumentos utilizados foram a Escala de Habilidades para a Vida para o Esporte (P-LSSS) e um questionário sociodemográfico. A análise de dados foi conduzida por meio dos testes de Kolmogorov-Smirnov, t independente, MANOVA e correlação de Pearson (p