Negative Physical Self-Concept Is Associated to Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Negative Lifestyle and Poor Mental Health in Chilean Schoolchildren.

Pedro Delgado-Floody Diego Soto Felipe Caamaño-NavarreteBastián Carter-ThuillierIris Paola Guzmán-Guzmán

Published in: Nutrients (2022)

PSC is associated with CRF, PA after school, ST and nutritional level. According to mental health variables, poor PSC is related to depression in Chilean schoolchildren. Therefore, promoting a healthy lifestyle among children should be a target of community- and school-based interventions to promote PSC.

Keyphrases

mental health
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
mental illness
weight loss
cardiovascular disease
young adults
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
type diabetes