The Role of Physical Education in Preventing Unhealthy Lifestyles in Immigrant Adolescents

Abstract

In recent years, migratory phenomena have changed the composition of Spanish society. There are many studies that explore the healthy habits of young adolescents, but few focus on young immigrants. The purpose of this study is to examine the causal relationships between certain factors that influence the health of immigrant youth and sports. The sample consisted of 173 students enrolled in secondary education in the city of Cuenca. The structural model confirms the relationship between the latent variables and sports. Specifically, we obtained a positive influence of an active lifestyle (regular physical activity and exercise) and a negative influence for the remaining variables (alcohol consumption, unhealthy foods, self-medication and tobacco consumption in the family). Physical education should promote healthy lifestyles; greater coordination between physical education and other subjects involved in education and the promotion of health are necessary because we consider that this task is not exclusive to physical education.

An integrated approach to Correcting the Physical and Psychoemotional State of female students working with migrant children

“…We have confirmed that combining psycho-training practical classes and health fitness training classes helps to achieve positive changes in female students' physical and psycho-emotional state, which is consistent with previous research that indicates a relationship between physical activity, psychological well-being and health status (Mondéjar-Jiménez et al, 2022).…”

“…Our research does not contradict the results obtained by other scientists (Yarmak et al, 2017;Mondéjar-Jiménez et al, 2022;Lacoste et al, 2020;Carter-Thuillier et al, 2022). Many previous studies have confirmed the importance of physical activity and psychological well-being for overall health and well-being (Poblete-Valderrama et al, 2023;Galan et al, 2023).…”