Alicia Carissimi1, Ana Adan2, Lorenzo Tonetti3, Marco Fabbri4, Maria Paz Hidalgo5, Rosa Levandovski6, Vincenzo Natale3, Monica Martoni7. 1. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Laboratório de Cronobiologia e Sono, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: alicia.ufrgs@gmail.com. 2. Universitat de Barcelona, Facultad de Psicología, Departamento de Psiquiatría y Psicobiología Clínica, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat de Barcelona, Institut de Recerca en Cervell, Cognició i Conducta (IR3C), Barcelona, Spain. 3. Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Psicologia, Bologna, Italy. 4. Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Dipartimento di Psicologia, Caserta, Italy. 5. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Laboratório de Cronobiologia e Sono, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Psiquiatria e Medicina Legal, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. 6. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Laboratório de Cronobiologia e Sono, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. 7. Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Medicina Specialistica, Diagnostica e Sperimentale, Bologna, Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical self-efficacy and body mass index in a large sample of schoolchildren. METHODS: The Perceived Physical Ability Scale for Children was administered to 1560 children (50.4% boys; 8-12 years) from three different countries. Weight and height were also recorded to obtain the body mass index. RESULTS: In agreement with the literature, the boys reported greater perceived physical self-efficacy than girls. Moreover, the number of boys who are obese is double that of girls, while the number of boys who are underweight is half that found in girls. In the linear regression model, the increase in body mass index was negatively related to the physical self-efficacy score, differently for boys and girls. Furthermore, age and nationality also were predictors of low physical self-efficacy only for girls. CONCLUSION: The results of this study reinforce the importance of psychological aspect of obesity, as the perceived physical self-efficacy and body mass index were negatively associated in a sample of schoolchildren for boys and girls.
OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical self-efficacy and body mass index in a large sample of schoolchildren. METHODS: The Perceived Physical Ability Scale for Children was administered to 1560 children (50.4% boys; 8-12 years) from three different countries. Weight and height were also recorded to obtain the body mass index. RESULTS: In agreement with the literature, the boys reported greater perceived physical self-efficacy than girls. Moreover, the number of boys who are obese is double that of girls, while the number of boys who are underweight is half that found in girls. In the linear regression model, the increase in body mass index was negatively related to the physical self-efficacy score, differently for boys and girls. Furthermore, age and nationality also were predictors of low physical self-efficacy only for girls. CONCLUSION: The results of this study reinforce the importance of psychological aspect of obesity, as the perceived physical self-efficacy and body mass index were negatively associated in a sample of schoolchildren for boys and girls.
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