El escudo de la salud: relaciones entre la actividad física y el bienestar psicológico
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Actividad Física, Salud Mental, Bienestar PsicológicoResumen
Introducción: El bienestar se estudia habitualmente desde una perspectiva hedónica asociada a la sensación de afectos positivos como la felicidad, pero existe poca literatura sobre la perspectiva eudaimónica asociada a la actividad física.
Objetivo: Analizar la literatura sobre la relación entre la actividad física y el bienestar psicológico desde una perspectiva eudaimónica.
Metodología: Se realizó una revisión sistemática utilizando la Declaración PRISMA 2020.
Resultados: Se aplicaron los criterios de inclusión y exclusión acordados por los expertos y se obtuvo una muestra de 10 artículos.
Discusión: Los resultados muestran una asociación positiva entre la actividad física y el bienestar psicológico según el modelo de Ryff.
Conclusión: Esta revisión sistemática destaca la relevancia de la autoaceptación, el crecimiento personal y el propósito en la vida para el bienestar psicológico de los participantes en actividades físicas o deportivas, lo que implica diferentes consideraciones prácticas a tener en cuenta para la mejora del bienestar psicológico de los deportistas.
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