Investigation of Variables that Determine Levels of Self-Esteem in Central American Schoolchildren: A Binary Logistic Regression Model
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| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2021 |
| Descripción: | The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between the levels of self-esteem of Central American schoolchildren and their physical activity habits, ages and countries of origin. This was a correlational study of random cluster probabilistic samples, which evaluated 5,291 students enrolled in fourth, fifth and sixth grades, 52.3% of whom were girls and 47.7% boys, from 74 schools in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama, with an average age of 10.90 ± 1.13 years. Lawrence’s Self-Esteem Questionnaire (LAWSEQ) was used to measure levels of self-esteem, and the physical activity questionnaire for boys and girls (PAQ-C) was applied in all the countries. A binary logistic regression analysis was carried out to estimate the statistical probability that the independent variables (age, level of activity and country of origin) could predict the level of self-esteem. The results of this investigation showed that 47% of the children studied perceive themselves to have a low level of physical activity, and that children from 9 to 10 years had lower percentages of self-esteem with 51.6% and 47.7%, respectively. In terms of country of origin, children from Costa Rica and Guatemala have a better level of self-esteem than those living in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Panama. In addition, it was determined that age, level of physical activity and country of origin predicted 58% of the level of self-esteem of Central American children. This shows the importance of promoting physical activity in childhood to contribute to the development of self-esteem. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/13718 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/mhsalud/article/view/13718 |
| Palabra clave: | physical activity self-esteem psychological factors prediction region actividad física autoestima factores psicológicos predicción región |