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  • Titel: The Influence of Physical Education on Self-Efficacy in Overweight Schoolgirls: A 12-Week Training Program
  • Beteiligte: Latino, Francesca; Cataldi, Stefania; Bonavolontà, Valerio; Carvutto, Roberto; De Candia, Michele; Fischetti, Francesco
  • Erschienen: Frontiers Media SA, 2021
  • Erschienen in: Frontiers in Psychology
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  • DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.693244
  • ISSN: 1664-1078
  • Schlagwörter: General Psychology
  • Zusammenfassung: <jats:p>The purpose of this randomized controlled study was to investigate the impact of a 12-week physical education (PE) program on the self-efficacy of overweight schoolgirls. We randomly assigned 60 overweight schoolgirls (15–17 years) to either an experimental moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise (∼90 min, three times a week) group (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 30) or a control group (CG) (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 30) that received non-specific regular PE lessons with activities chosen by the curricular teacher mainly focused on team games and sports skills that aimed to achieve general psycho-physical wellness (∼90 min, three times a week). To assess the starting level of students and significant changes reached, at baseline and after training, a battery of standardized assessment motor tests and a psychometric scale (generalized self-efficacy scale, GES) were administered. At the end of the intervention, the experimental group reported a considerable decrease in body mass index (BMI) and a large improvement in self-efficacy (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). No significant changes were found in the CG. The results suggested that the 12-week moderate to a vigorous aerobic exercise program is an effective weight loss intervention and a vehicle to promote a range of outcomes important to the qualitative growth of adolescents. In fact, it could provide a positive and significant impact on the self-efficacy of overweight schoolgirls.</jats:p>
  • Beschreibung: <jats:p>The purpose of this randomized controlled study was to investigate the impact of a 12-week physical education (PE) program on the self-efficacy of overweight schoolgirls. We randomly assigned 60 overweight schoolgirls (15–17 years) to either an experimental moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise (∼90 min, three times a week) group (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 30) or a control group (CG) (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 30) that received non-specific regular PE lessons with activities chosen by the curricular teacher mainly focused on team games and sports skills that aimed to achieve general psycho-physical wellness (∼90 min, three times a week). To assess the starting level of students and significant changes reached, at baseline and after training, a battery of standardized assessment motor tests and a psychometric scale (generalized self-efficacy scale, GES) were administered. At the end of the intervention, the experimental group reported a considerable decrease in body mass index (BMI) and a large improvement in self-efficacy (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). No significant changes were found in the CG. The results suggested that the 12-week moderate to a vigorous aerobic exercise program is an effective weight loss intervention and a vehicle to promote a range of outcomes important to the qualitative growth of adolescents. In fact, it could provide a positive and significant impact on the self-efficacy of overweight schoolgirls.</jats:p>
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