Relationship between physical activity and emotional intelligence and bullying among school children

This work aims to determine the relationship between the level of physical activity in children, emotional intelligence, and bullying. A cross-sectional cohort study was conducted on 991 children, and adolescents between ages seven and 17 years from a sample of 16 public schools in Barranquilla, Col...

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Autores: Herazo-Beltrán, Yaneth, Campo-Ternera, Lilia, García-Puello, Floralinda, Méndez, Orlando, Suarez-Villa, Mariela, Vásquez-De la Hoz, Francisco, Núñez-Bravo, Narlendis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:202427
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/202427
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Motor activity
School harassment
Bullying
Emotional intelligence
Actividad motora
Acoso escolar
Inteligencia emocional
Atividade motora
Assédio escolar
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Sumario:This work aims to determine the relationship between the level of physical activity in children, emotional intelligence, and bullying. A cross-sectional cohort study was conducted on 991 children, and adolescents between ages seven and 17 years from a sample of 16 public schools in Barranquilla, Colombia. !e participants completed the Physical Activity Questionnaire for children and the Physical Activity Questionnaire for adolescents, along with the My Life at School questionnaire to determine the indexes of bullying and general aggression, the risk of bullying, and positive and negative behaviors. The Trait Meta-Mood Scale-24 was used to evaluate attention, clarity, and emotional repair ability. A binary logistic regression analysis was used to determine the relationship among levels of physical activity, bullying, and emotional intelligence. A total of 65.4% of the participants had low levels of physical activity. The Bullying index was 55.6%. The students who did not regularly engage in physical activity had a higher probability of being victims of school harassment [OR 1.3 (95% CI: 1.1-1.6)] and higher levels of general aggression [OR 1.4 (95% CI: 1.1-1.8)]. Furthermore, the females who did not regularly engage in physical activity reported having less control of their feelings [OR 1.6 (95% CI: 1.1-2.5)]. The results indicate that physical activity should be encouraged in schools to prevent bullying and violence.