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Actitudes explícitas e implícitas hacia la obesidad en estudiantes de Cultura Física (Explicit and Implicit Attitudes towards Obesity in Physical Education Students)

Lorenzo Bertheau, Edda, Cruz, Francisco Q., Pappous, Athanasios, Schmidt Rio-Valle, Jacqueline (2016) Actitudes explícitas e implícitas hacia la obesidad en estudiantes de Cultura Física (Explicit and Implicit Attitudes towards Obesity in Physical Education Students). Revista de Psicología del Deporte (‘Journal of Sport Psychology’), 25 . pp. 91-96. ISSN 1132-239X. E-ISSN 1988-5636. (KAR id:65025)

Abstract

Negative attitudes towards obese people constitute a risk factor for their participation in, and adherence to, programmes involving lifestyle changes. This work studied the attitudes of Physical Education students in Ecuador towards obesity. Their attitudes were compared by gender and semesters. The sample in this study consisted of 80 Physical Education students between 18 and 33 years old. Two questionnaires were given - the Anti- fat Attitudes Questionnaire, which measures explicit attitudes toward obesity in three subscales: dislike, fear of gaining weight and lack of willpower; and the Anti-fat Implicit Association Test: to measure implicit attitudes. The main results show evidence of negative explicit and implicit attitudes toward obesity across the study sample. Moreover, the results indicate that the female population has a greater fear of gaining weight than the male population. The year of studies was not found to be a distinctive factor for either implicit or explicit negative attitudes.Edda Lorenzo Bertheau*, Francisco Cruz-Quintana**, Athanasios Pappous*** y Jacqueline Schmidt Rio-Valle**

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled keywords: obesity, physical activity, attitudes, physical education, health, ant-fat attitudes
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation. Leisure > Sports sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Sport and Exercise Sciences
Depositing User: Athanasios Pappous
Date Deposited: 05 Dec 2017 22:03 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 13:51 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/65025 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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