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(1) Background: Sport goals, although widely recognised as crucial for motivation and performance in sport, are multifaceted and can be difficult to measure directly. The present research aims to validate the 3 × 2 achievement goals questionnaire of Mascret in Spanish in a population of athletes. (2) Method: By using a latent factor approach, it is possible to identify the underlying dimensions of these goals and to better understand how they are structured. For this purpose, this questionnaire has been translated and compared with the life satisfaction scale. An exploration of the multifaceted nature of sport goals has been carried out using structural equation modelling. A total of 580 athletes (463 males and 216 females, M = 21.5, SD = 2.36) from different sport disciplines and from 12 autonomous communities in Spain participated in the research. (3) Results: The results show that the questionnaire presents a high scale reliability and that all items contribute significantly to the internal consistency of the scale. (4) Conclusions: The adaptation of this scale to the Spanish population of athletes can be a valid and useful tool to measure and understand motivation and goals in the sport context.
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Objetivo: Identificar los niveles de actividad física, depresión y riesgos cardiovasculares de los empleados y docentes de una Institución Universitaria en Medellín, Colombia (Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid). Método: De la población de docentes y empleados nacidos desde 1955, se seleccionó una muestra aleatoria estratificada según escala de edad de Framingham a la cual se practicaron: exámenes de laboratorio para medir perfil lipídico y glucemia; evaluación médica y antropométrica; Cuestionario Internacional de Actividad Física (IPAQ Corto) y escala de depresión de Hamilton. Resultados: El 45,4% de los evaluados eran sedentarios; el 40,5% presentaron depresión leve o moderada; el 10,5% consumían 22 o más gramos de alcohol a la semana; el 7% eran hipertensos; el 75,6% tenían dislipemia; el 3,5% eran diabéticos; el 18,6% eran obesos; el 19,8% tenían el hábito de fumar; según la calificación del colesterol unido a lipoproteínas de baja densidad (cLDL) y de alta densidad (cHDL), el 79,1% estaban en el límite o riesgo alto y el 75,6% se encontraban en el límite o con riesgo alto o moderado, respectivamente; el 43% tenían riesgo en la calificación del índice arterial; el 31,4% presentaron riesgo medio, moderado o alto de padecer infarto en los próximos 10 años según la escala Framingham. Conclusiones: Del análisis descriptivo se concluyó que las dislipemias y el sedentarismo eran los principales factores de riesgo cardiovascular encontrados en la población. Además, los valores menores de cLDL y de depresión se encontraron en personas físicamente activas o muy activas
Objective: To identify levels of physical activity, depression and cardiovascular risk in the teaching and other staff of a university in Medellin, Colombia (Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid). Method: A random sample was selected of teachers and other staff born since 1955, stratified by the Framingham age range. Lipid profile and glycemia levels were measured and medical and anthropometric evaluations were carried out. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Short-IPAQ) and the Hamilton depression scale were administered. Results: A total of 45.4% of the participants were sedentary, 40.5% had mild or moderate depression, 10.5% consumed 22 or more grams of alcohol per week, 7% were hypertensive, 75.6% had dyslipidemia, 3.5% had diabetes, 18.6% were obese, and 19.8% were smokers. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were classified as borderline or high risk in 79.1% and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) as borderline, high or moderate risk, respectively, in 75.6%. The total/HDL cholesterol ratio showed risk in 43% of the participants. According to the Framingham scale, 31.4% had a medium, moderate or high risk of having a heart attack within the next 10 years. Conclusions: This descriptive analysis reveals that the main cardiovascular risk factors in this population were lipid disorders and physical inactivity. Lower levels of LDL-C and depression were found in physically active or highly active participants
