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ASSOCIATIONS OF MUSCULAR FITNESS WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL POSITIVE HEALTH, HEALTH COMPLAINTS, AND HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS IN SPANISH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

  • JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
  • Autores
    Padilla-Moledo, C; Ruiz, JR; Ortega, FB; Mora, J; Castro-Pinero, J
  • Año Publicación
    2012
  • Volumen
    26
  • Número
    1
  • Pág. Inicio
    167
  • Pág. Fin
    173
  • Pág. Fin
    167
Referencia Citadas
40
Citas Web of Science
17
Total de veces citado (Z9)
19
Recuento Uso 5 años
15

Padilla-Moledo, C, Ruiz, JR, Ortega, FB, Mora, J, and Castro-Pinero, J. Associations of muscular fitness with psychological positive health, health complaints and health risk behaviors in Spanish children and adolescents. J Strength Cond Res 26(1): 167-173, 2012-We examined the association of muscular fitness with psychological positive health, health complaints, and health risk behaviors in 690 (n = 322 girls) Spanish children and adolescents (6-17.9 years old). Lower body muscular strength was assessed with the standing long jump test, and upper-body muscular strength was assessed with the throw basketball test. A muscular fitness index was computed by means of standardized measures of both tests. Psychosocial positive health, health complaints, and health risk behaviors were self-reported using the items of the Health Behavior in School-aged Children questionnaire. Psychological positive health indicators included the following: perceived health status, life satisfaction, quality of family relationships, quality of peer relationships, and academic performance. We computed a health complaints index from 8 registered symptoms: headache, stomach ache, backache, feeling low, irritability or bad temper, feeling nervous, difficulties getting to sleep, and feeling dizzy. The health risk behavior indicators studied included tobacco use, alcohol use, and getting drunk. Children and adolescents with low muscular fitness (below the mean) had a higher odds ratio (OR) of reporting fair (vs. excellent) perceived health status, low life satisfaction (vs. very happy), low quality of family relationships (vs. very good), and low academic performance (vs. very good). Likewise, children and adolescents having low muscular fitness had a significantly higher OR of reporting smoking tobacco sometimes (vs. never), drinking alcohol sometimes (vs. never), and getting drunk sometimes (vs. never). The results of this study suggest a link between muscular fitness and psychological positive health and health risk behavior indicators in children and adolescents.


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Web financiada por la Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), proyecto SOMM17/6107/UGR