Publication: Light, moderate and vigorous physical activities: new insights into a virtuous circle with happiness
| dc.contributor.author | Castellanos García, Pablo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lera López, Fernando | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sánchez-Santos, José Manuel | |
| dc.contributor.department | Economía | es_ES |
| dc.contributor.department | Ekonomia | eu |
| dc.contributor.funder | Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa | es |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-01T16:50:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-09-01T16:50:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2022-09-01T12:14:21Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study of the physical activity engagement (PA) has given rise to a relevant research agenda in a wide range of fields, such as its close relationship with subjective well-being, self-perceived health and social capital. Previous evidence has identified interrelationships among these variables, but without considering different levels of physical activity. We have thus considered three levels of activity: light (walking), moderate and vigorous. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) is undertaken on data from Spain’s National Health Survey in 2011–2012 to analyse these interrelationships. The SEM shows a simultaneous and bidirectional relationship between different levels of PA (moderate and vigorous activities) and happiness, with a more robust association stemming from happiness to PA than vice versa. This relationship is mediated through health. From a policy perspective, this implies a virtuous circle: involvement in different levels of PA increases happiness and self-perceived health, while happiness involves higher PA and subsequent positive increases in health and happiness. Nevertheless, this virtuous circle does not always run successfully when social capital is considered to mediate the relationship between PA and happiness, which might explain why it has proven to be very difficult for health policymakers to fight against inactivity and a sedentary lifestyle within a great part of the population. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [grant number: Project CSO2017-86178-R]; Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [grant number: Project PID2020-115018RB-C32 (MCIN/AEI/10.13039/50)] Open access funding provided by Universidad Pública de Navarra. | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Castellanos-García, P.; Lera-López, F.; Sánchez-Santos, J. M. (2022). Light, moderate and vigorous physical activities: new insights into a virtuous circle with happiness. European Journal of Sport Science. pp. 1-16. | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/17461391.2022.2089053 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1746-1391 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/43931 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | en |
| dc.relation.ispartof | European Journal of Sport Science, 2022 | en |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/CSO2017-86178-R/ES/ | en |
| dc.relation.projectID | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2020-115018RB-C32/ES/ | en |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2022.2089053 | |
| dc.rights | © 2022 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License | en |
| dc.rights.accessRights | Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia | es |
| dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Physical activity | en |
| dc.subject | Self-perceived health | en |
| dc.subject | Happiness | en |
| dc.subject | Well-being | en |
| dc.subject | Social capital | en |
| dc.subject | Structural equation modelling | en |
| dc.title | Light, moderate and vigorous physical activities: new insights into a virtuous circle with happiness | en |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
| dc.type.version | Versión publicada / Argitaratu den bertsioa | es |
| dc.type.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | en |
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