Gender and physical exercise in adolescents and college students

Our goal was to investigate gender and age differences regarding physical exercise in a sample of adolescents and higher education students in the Province of Toledo. A questionnaire was administered to 442 students, and discussion groups were held with 75 participants. Males were found to exercise...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Gonçalves, Vivianne Oliveira, Parra Martínez, Juan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Carlos Chagas (FCC)
Repositorio:Cadernos de Pesquisa (Fundação Carlos Chagas. Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.publicacoes.fcc.org.br:article/5588
Acceso en línea:https://publicacoes.fcc.org.br/cp/article/view/5588
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gênero
Estereótipos
Educação Física
Esporte
Género
Genre
Stéréotypes
Éducation Physique
Sport
Estereotipos
Educación Física
Deporte
Gender
Stereotypes
Physical Education
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Sumario:Our goal was to investigate gender and age differences regarding physical exercise in a sample of adolescents and higher education students in the Province of Toledo. A questionnaire was administered to 442 students, and discussion groups were held with 75 participants. Males were found to exercise more and to dedicate more time to physical exercises, regardless of age. Results for the focus groups indicate that the goals of and motivation for exercising can vary according to gender; we also found stereotypes and the traditional gender association with different sports, although practice is shared in the case of some sports.