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Psicothema, 2008. Vol. Vol. 20 (nº 4). 516-520




Actividad física, ocio sedentario, falta de sueño y sobrepeso infantil

Isaac Amigo Vázquez, Raquel Busto Zapico, Javier Herrero Díez y Concepción Fernández Rodríguez

Universidad de Oviedo

En este trabajo se analizó, utilizando el path analysis, la relación entre la actividad física no reglada, actividad física deportiva, el ocio sedentario, las horas de sueño y el índice de masa corporal (IMC). Participaron una muestra de 103 alumnos, 59 chicas y 44 chicos, de cuarto de primaria con una edad comprendida entre los 9 y los 10 años y medio. Se realizó una entrevista individual en la que se preguntaba a los niños los programas que veían en la televisión cada uno de los días de la semana y los juegos con los que jugaban en la consola y el ordenador, el tiempo dedicado a los deportes, juegos y actividades extraescolares. Los resultados pusieron de manifiesto que el ocio sedentario (número de horas de televisión, ordenador y consola) mantiene una relación significativa e inversa con las horas de sueño, la actividad no reglada (horas de juego y actividades extraescolares) y la actividad física deportiva. Las diferencias entre este modelo y el que se ha obtenido en estudios previos se discuten a partir del procedimiento de reclutamiento de los participantes.

Physical activity, sedentary leisure, short sleeping and childhood overweight. In this study, using the path analysis, the relation between physical activity, non-regulated activity, sedentary leisure, hours of sleeping, and the body mass index (BMI) was analyzed. The sample was made up of 103 students, 59 girls and 44 boys, aged between 9 and 10 years. An individual interview was performed in which the children were asked about the TV programs they watched each day of the week; the time they played with the console and the computer; the time dedicated to sports, games and other activities. The results showed that sedentary leisure (number of hours of TV, computer and console) maintains a significant and inverse relation with the hours of sleeping, non-regulated activity (games and others activities), and physical sport activity. The difference between the results of this study and the previous one is discussed, taking into account the recruitment procedure of the participants.

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