Students who do not play at home have lower self-esteem: results of the multicenter study Active Classes Chile

Introduction: The association between physical activity for health and socio-emotional well-being in children and adolescents is widely documented. However, the relationship between active play and self-esteem in schoolchildren is unknown, especially when considering sociodemographic variables that...

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Main Authors: Maria Alejandra Valencia-Pacheco, Daniel Reyes-Molina, Alejandra Robles-Campos, Igor Cigarroa, Yasna Chávez-Castillo, Isidora Zañartu, Mairena Sánchez-López, Sonia Sepúlveda-Martin, Marcela Núñez Solís, Tomas Reyes-Amigo, Jessica Ibarra-Mora, Juan de Dios Benítez-Sillero, Rodrigo Gamboa-Jiménez, Ricardo Martínez-Romero, Felipe Poblete-Valderrama, Rafael Zapata Lamana, Natalia Arias Palencia
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author Maria Alejandra Valencia-Pacheco
Daniel Reyes-Molina
Alejandra Robles-Campos
Igor Cigarroa
Yasna Chávez-Castillo
Isidora Zañartu
Mairena Sánchez-López
Sonia Sepúlveda-Martin
Marcela Núñez Solís
Tomas Reyes-Amigo
Jessica Ibarra-Mora
Juan de Dios Benítez-Sillero
Rodrigo Gamboa-Jiménez
Ricardo Martínez-Romero
Felipe Poblete-Valderrama
Rafael Zapata Lamana
Natalia Arias Palencia
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Daniel Reyes-Molina
Alejandra Robles-Campos
Igor Cigarroa
Yasna Chávez-Castillo
Isidora Zañartu
Mairena Sánchez-López
Sonia Sepúlveda-Martin
Marcela Núñez Solís
Tomas Reyes-Amigo
Jessica Ibarra-Mora
Juan de Dios Benítez-Sillero
Rodrigo Gamboa-Jiménez
Ricardo Martínez-Romero
Felipe Poblete-Valderrama
Rafael Zapata Lamana
Natalia Arias Palencia
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description Introduction: The association between physical activity for health and socio-emotional well-being in children and adolescents is widely documented. However, the relationship between active play and self-esteem in schoolchildren is unknown, especially when considering sociodemographic variables that influence active play. Objectives: 1) to analyze the association between different types of active play and self-esteem in schoolchildren aged 6 to 10 in schools in Chile, and 2) to determine the role of sociodemographic, school, and family variables involved in this potential association. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 417 Chilean schoolchildren (7.8 ± 1.1 years, 53.4% children). Active play was assessed using the Questionnaire for the Measurement of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior, and self-esteem with the School Self-Esteem Test. Results: Schoolchildren who did not play at home showed lower self-esteem, even after adjusting for sociodemographic variables (βi = -3.00; 95% CI: [-5.78; -0.23]; p = 0.033), sociodemographic and school (βi = -3.02; 95% CI: [-5.82; -0.22]; p = 0.034) and sociodemographic, school, and family (βi = -2.84; 95% CI: [-5.67; -0.02]; p = 0.047). Conclusions: These findings support the implementation of public policies, and at the same time collaborative work between schools and families, that promote active play as a key factor for the socio-emotional well-being and health of schoolchildren.
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spelling doaj-art-f3a97b7c86ab4c80b94895ea91fc56a92025-08-20T03:51:14ZengFEADEFRetos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación1579-17261988-20412025-06-016910.47197/retos.v69.114371Students who do not play at home have lower self-esteem: results of the multicenter study Active Classes ChileMaria Alejandra Valencia-Pacheco0Daniel Reyes-Molina1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0068-2438Alejandra Robles-Campos2Igor Cigarroa3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0418-8787Yasna Chávez-Castillo4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4722-7096Isidora Zañartu5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-508XMairena Sánchez-López6Sonia Sepúlveda-Martin7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-8416Marcela Núñez Solís8Tomas Reyes-Amigo9https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6510-1230Jessica Ibarra-Mora10https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5693-0686Juan de Dios Benítez-Sillero11https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1861-2913Rodrigo Gamboa-Jiménez12Ricardo Martínez-Romero13https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8030-2049Felipe Poblete-Valderrama14Rafael Zapata Lamana15Natalia Arias Palencia16https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5004-3197Universidad de Concepción. Los Ángeles (Chile)Universidad Santo Tomás, ChileUniversidad de Concepción. Los Ángeles (Chile)Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez, Santiago (Chile) Universidad Arturo Prat, Victoria (Chile)Universidad de Concepción. Concepción (Chile)Universidad de Concepción. Concepción (Chile)University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real (Spain)Universidad Santo Tomás. Los Ángeles (Chile)Universidad de Concepción. Los Ángeles (Chile)Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso (Chile)Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Ñuñoa (Chile)University of Cordoba, Cordoba (Spain) Research group on sport and physical education for personal and social development (GIDEPSO) Cordoba (Spain)Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile)Universidad de Concepción. Concepción (Chile)Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, (Chile)Universidad Santo Tomás. Los Ángeles (Chile), Universidad de Concepción. Los Ángeles (Chile) University of Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca (Spain) Introduction: The association between physical activity for health and socio-emotional well-being in children and adolescents is widely documented. However, the relationship between active play and self-esteem in schoolchildren is unknown, especially when considering sociodemographic variables that influence active play. Objectives: 1) to analyze the association between different types of active play and self-esteem in schoolchildren aged 6 to 10 in schools in Chile, and 2) to determine the role of sociodemographic, school, and family variables involved in this potential association. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 417 Chilean schoolchildren (7.8 ± 1.1 years, 53.4% children). Active play was assessed using the Questionnaire for the Measurement of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior, and self-esteem with the School Self-Esteem Test. Results: Schoolchildren who did not play at home showed lower self-esteem, even after adjusting for sociodemographic variables (βi = -3.00; 95% CI: [-5.78; -0.23]; p = 0.033), sociodemographic and school (βi = -3.02; 95% CI: [-5.82; -0.22]; p = 0.034) and sociodemographic, school, and family (βi = -2.84; 95% CI: [-5.67; -0.02]; p = 0.047). Conclusions: These findings support the implementation of public policies, and at the same time collaborative work between schools and families, that promote active play as a key factor for the socio-emotional well-being and health of schoolchildren. https://revistaretos.org/index.php/retos/article/view/114371Self-esteemschoolchildrenschoolcross-sectional study active play
spellingShingle Maria Alejandra Valencia-Pacheco
Daniel Reyes-Molina
Alejandra Robles-Campos
Igor Cigarroa
Yasna Chávez-Castillo
Isidora Zañartu
Mairena Sánchez-López
Sonia Sepúlveda-Martin
Marcela Núñez Solís
Tomas Reyes-Amigo
Jessica Ibarra-Mora
Juan de Dios Benítez-Sillero
Rodrigo Gamboa-Jiménez
Ricardo Martínez-Romero
Felipe Poblete-Valderrama
Rafael Zapata Lamana
Natalia Arias Palencia
Students who do not play at home have lower self-esteem: results of the multicenter study Active Classes Chile
Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación
Self-esteem
schoolchildren
school
cross-sectional study
active play
title Students who do not play at home have lower self-esteem: results of the multicenter study Active Classes Chile
title_full Students who do not play at home have lower self-esteem: results of the multicenter study Active Classes Chile
title_fullStr Students who do not play at home have lower self-esteem: results of the multicenter study Active Classes Chile
title_full_unstemmed Students who do not play at home have lower self-esteem: results of the multicenter study Active Classes Chile
title_short Students who do not play at home have lower self-esteem: results of the multicenter study Active Classes Chile
title_sort students who do not play at home have lower self esteem results of the multicenter study active classes chile
topic Self-esteem
schoolchildren
school
cross-sectional study
active play
url https://revistaretos.org/index.php/retos/article/view/114371
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