The factors influencing physical activity participation in children are varied, although there is evidence that the educational level of parents may be one important factor. The aim of this study is to analyze the influence of parental education on the level of physical activity and the sedentary behavior of their children. The parents of 727 students, separated based on school group (preschool: n = 179; primary: n = 284; secondary: n = 230; high: n = 34), were invited to complete a series of questionnaires assessing their educational level (low, intermediate, and high) and their child’s level of physical activity and sedentary behavior. Primary school students with high- and intermediate-educated parents were found to engage in significantly more physical activity per week and spent more time engaged in homework than children with lower-educated parents. Secondary school students with higher-educated parents were found to spend significantly less time engaged in sedentary behavior than children with lower- or intermediate-educated parents, and high schoolers with higher-educated parents engaged in less tablet time than children with lower-educated parents. Multiple linear regression demonstrated that greater physical activity was precipitated by certain sedentary behaviors in children with more educated parents, such as total time watching TV (primary school), doing homework (secondary school), and total time using a tablet/similar (high school), which increased total time engaged in physical activity. These findings suggest that more educated parents may implement structured time for their children to engage in a balance of physical activity and sedentary behaviors.

This study aims to characterise the prevalence of violence in intimate relationships among young university students and the internalisation of ambivalent sexism. The method used was a quantitative, descriptive study of Primary Education and Early Childhood Education groups in Andalusia, Spain. The final sample consisted of 848 participants. As a data collection tool, we used the VIREPA questionnaire and the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory. The results show that the most frequent forms of violence in young couples’ relationships are emotional, followed by physical and sexual violence, and emotional violence, followed by physical and psychological violence, with sexual aggression being slightly lower. Concerning the variable sex, although the averages are very close, women have higher averages in terms of emotional, physical, and psychological abuse; personal devaluation; and sexual abuse, while men have higher averages in terms of social and economic control. In addition, low levels of sexism were found to be ambivalent in the sample, with the results being highly differentiated by gender, with men having higher arithmetic means than women. This led us to design educational strategies that avoid inequalities between men and women and that contribute to the eradication of sexism and, consequently, the perpetration of violence.

Los niveles de actividad física (AF) cada vez son más bajos. Las recomendaciones de 60 minutos de actividad física moderada-vigorosa (AFMV) y entre 10.000 y 16.000 pasos al día para niños y adolescentes, solo son cumplidas por grupos minoritarios. Los programas de intervención utilizando dispositivos inteligentes son una buena opción para el incremento de la AF. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el efecto de la utilización de pulseras inteligentes para el incremento de AF en una muestra de un entorno rural. Un total de ocho estudiantes de entre 14 y 16 años participaron en este estudio. Los sujetos portaron una pulsera de actividad física Xiaomi Mi Band 4 durante dos semanas, donde se registró el número de pasos y los minutos de AFMV. La primera Semana de Control (S1), fue una semana de rutina escolar habitual. La segunda Semana de Intervención (S2), fue una intervención de promoción de la AF orientada al incremento de la misma por medio de retos. Los sujetos mostraron en la primera semana una media de 7.200 pasos/día y 173 minutos/día y, durante la segunda, una media de 12.300 pasos/día y 212 minutos/día de AFMV, mostrando así un aumento importante durante la segunda semana, respecto a la primera semana. Diferentes estudios muestran grandes incrementos de AFMV al aplicar programas de intervención, consiguiendo así que se cumplan las recomendaciones mínimas diarias de minutos de AFMV y de pasos. Se evidencia que las pulseras de AF influyen de manera positiva para el aumento de los niveles de AF, además de resultar un instrumento motivante para el alumnado.

Good teaching and tutoring practices continue to be a challenge for teachers. The objective of this study has been to define good practices in teaching and tutoring in the university context, as well as to show, through the testimonies of teachers considered excellent, the guidelines to achieve the desired good practices. A total of 22 university teachers participated in the study. A qualitative research approach has been used. The results show that good practices refer mainly to the attention to the students, the pedagogical capacity of the teaching staff and the knowledge and use of ICT.

Introducción: La primera etapa escolar podría servir para enseñar hábitos saludables a nivel de alimentación y actividad física (AF). Objetivo: Determinar las diferencias en condición física (CF) en función del grado de adherencia a la dieta mediterránea (DM). Metodología: Se seleccionaron 97 escolares de entre 3 y 6 años, a los que se les evaluó la CF, a través de la batería de FITness en PREescolares (PREFIT); y se determinó su nivel de adherencia a la DM por medio del cuestionario KIDMED. Resultados: Los sujetos mostraron valores de media y alta adherencia a la DM, no existiendo casos de baja adherencia. Existen pocas diferencias, aunque el grupo de media adherencia tiene mejores valores en salto de longitud, equilibrio y velocidad. Conclusión: En el primer periodo infantil aún se observan pocas diferencias entre los sujetos con media y alta adherencia a la DM. Es necesario seguir profundizando en la influencia de factores relacionados con la salud, en poblaciones infantiles para poder proponer en el futuro propuestas de mejora. Background: The first stage of school could serve to teach healthy habits at the level of food and physical activity. Objective: To determine the differences in physical fitness based on the degree of adherence to the mediterranean diet. Methods: 97 schoolchildren between 3 and 6 years old were selected to whom the physical fitness was evaluated throught the FITness battery in PREschool (PREFIT); and their leve lof adherence to the mediterranean diet was determined by means of the KIDMED questionnaire. Results: The subjects cases mean values ​​and high adherence to DM, there are no cases of low adherence. There are few differences, although the group of adhesion means has better values ​​in long jump, balance and speed. Conclusion: In the first infant period there are still few differences between subjects with medium and high adherence to DM. It is necessary to continue to deepen the influence of health-related factors in children's populations in order to propose proposals for improvement in the future.

The aim of this study was to identify different profiles of physical activity (PA) behaviors according to the school student’s age stage and their parents’ or guardians education level. Seven hundred twenty-seven students and parents of different educational stages were invited to take part in this study. The participants included, Preschool (1 to 5 years old), Primary School (6 to 11 years old), Secondary School (12 to 15 years old), and High School (16 to 18 years old). A questionnaire to assess the educational level of parents (low, intermediate, and high) and their child’s PA level and sedentary behaviors across various age stages was administered. The results showed a number of different physical activity profiles for preschool (4), primary (6), secondary (7) and high school (2) students. Primary and secondary school children’s behavioral profiles were reported to differ significantly between both physical activity levels and sedentary behaviors, while preschool students’ behavioral profiles only differed between sedentary behaviors. Higher parental education was most prevalent in clusters with significantly higher levels of PA in primary and secondary students, while there were equivocal trends for parental education level influencing behavioral profiles of high school students. These findings suggest there is some association between the behavioral profiles of student’s physical activity and sedentary behavior, and parental education level, most noticeably during the early to middle age stages.