Association of Health Risk Perception and Physical Activity among Adolescents

• Autores: YoungHo Kim, HakGweon Lee
• Localización: Revista de psicología del deporte, ISSN-e 1988-5636, ISSN 1132-239X, Vol. 26, Nº Extra 3, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Congreso Mundial de Psicología del Deporte (Parte I)), págs. 45-50
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Asociación de la percepción del riesgo para la salud y la actividad física entre los adolescentes
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  • español

    El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar las percepciones del riesgo para la salud y el sesgo de percepción en adolescentes. Además, el estudio investigó la relación entre las percepciones de riesgo y la actividad física. De forma voluntaria, participaron un total de 625 adolescentes (314 hombres y 311 mujeres) del distrito de Nowon, geográficamente ubicado en el norte de Seúl. Con el fin de medir las percepciones de riesgo sobre la salud se utilizó una versión coreana del perfil de juicios de riesgo self-other y el cuestionario de ejercicio de tiempo libre. Los resultados indicaron que los participantes del estudio, independientemente del sexo y la edad, tienden a subestimar su vulnerabilidad a la mayoría de los. El hallazgo reveló que había diferencias significativas en el sesgo de percepción hacia los riesgos de salud por género y el nivel de actividad física. Además, se revela que las percepciones de riesgo están directamente asociadas con la participación en la actividad física. La importancia de este estudio reside en el hecho de que hizo una contribución única al conocimiento existente en el ejercicio y la psicología de la salud sobre la relación entre las percepciones de riesgo y la actividad física.

  • English

    The current study was to identify health risk perceptions and perception bias in adolescents. Moreover, the study investigated the relationship of risk perceptions with physical activity. A total of 625 adolescents (314 male and 311 female) were voluntarily participated from the Nowon district, geographically located in northern Seoul. In order to measure health risk perceptions a Korean version of self-other risk judgments profile and leisure time exercise questionnaire were used. Results indicated that the study participants, regardless of gender and age, tend to underestimate their vulnerability to the majority of health risk events. The finding revealed that there were significant differences in perception bias toward to health risks by gender and the physical activity level. Furthermore, it is revealed that risk perceptions are directly associated with physical activity participation. The significance of this study lies in the fact that it made a unique contribution to the existing knowledge in exercise and health psychology on relationship between risk perceptions and physical activity.

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