Impact of an intervention in transcultural health leaded by autocontrol and immigrant adolescents on the physical activity of primary educational children

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Published: Oct 2, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v1.903
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transcultural health education intervention physical activity adolescents immigrants

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Encarnación Soriano
Universidad de Almería
Verónica C. Cala
Universidad de Almería

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The formation of multicultural societies requires the definition of new educational approaches in understanding of the similarities and cultural differences of socio-cultural groups that coexisting, recognizing their potentialities and their different problems.
The objective of this study is to know the effects on the physical activity of an intervention education program in cross-cultural health led by Spanish, Moroccan and Romanian - as cultural mediators in health - on primary school students.
Method. Quasiexperimental study with experimental group and control with the participant students of sixth of Primary Education.
Instruments. Scale of evaluation of the attitudes towards the physical activity.
Results. High levels of physical activity in the Moroccan population are to the other two cultural groups. After the intervention, an improvement in the knowledge on the benefits of physical activity and an increase in motivation. At the Attitudinal Level there is an increase in attitudes toward marginally significant physical activity in men of the experimental group, both Primary Education and Education High school.

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Soriano, E., & C. Cala, V. (2017). Impact of an intervention in transcultural health leaded by autocontrol and immigrant adolescents on the physical activity of primary educational children. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 1(1), 103–114. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v1.903
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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2017): PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: CHALLENGES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE FUTURE.
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