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This research received external funding from the MAPFRE Foundation Competitive Research Grants Support Program. Funding was allocated for the purpose of this study to the Center for Sport Studies at King Juan Carlos University.

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Physical Activity Levels for Girls and Young Adult Women versus Boys and Young Adult Men in Spain: A Gender Gap Analysis

Publicated to:Sustainability. 12 (15): 6265- - 2020-08-01 12(15), DOI: 10.3390/su12156265

Authors: Mayo, Xian; Luque-Casado, Antonio; Jimenez, Alfonso; del Villar, Fernando

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Ingesport, GO Fit LAB, Madrid 28003, Spain - Author
King Juan Carlos Univ, Observ Hlth & Act Living Spain Act Fdn, Ctr Sport Studies, Madrid 28942, Spain - Author
Sheffield Hallam Univ, Coll Hlth Wellbeing & Life Sci, Adv Wellbeing Res Ctr, Sheffield S9 3TU, S Yorkshire, England - Author

Abstract

Despite that the health benefits of physical activity (PA) are clear, during the last years, a noticeable plateau or slight increase in physical inactivity levels in Spanish adolescents and young adults has been reported. In addition, there seems to be a progressive reduction of the total PA performed with age in both adolescent and young women as well as adult men. We aimed to analyze these changes with age in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in a sample of Spanish adolescents and young adults within the age range of 15-24 years old (n= 7827), considering the gender and using the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. For that, we implemented a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) considering both the gender and the age group surveyed. Generally, our findings showed a reduction in the daily MVPA performed from adolescence to young adulthood in Spaniards. Within these reductions, girls reduce their PA levels at a different age and pace in adolescence and young adulthood in comparison to boys. Though girls were less active than boys in the 15-18 year age range, these differences were no longer significant at older ages. Our results point out the necessity of implementing different policy approaches based on gender (i.e., for girls and young women), since reductions in the MVPA performed occur at particular ages and paces in comparison to boys and young men. This difference indicates that the traditional approach during adolescence and young adulthood is inadequate for tackling physical inactivity without considering the population's gender.

Keywords
AdolescenceAdultAge structureChildhoodChildrenGenderInternational physical activity questionnaire (ipaq)Physical activityPhysical inactivityPolicy implementationQuestionnaire surveyReport cardSpainVariance analysisYoung population

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Sustainability due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Energy Engineering and Power Technology. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 2.5, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Apr 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-04-29, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 10
  • Scopus: 9
  • OpenCitations: 7
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From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-04-29:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 28 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United Kingdom.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Mayo Mauriz, Xián) and Last Author (Villar Álvarez, Fernando del).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Mayo Mauriz, Xián.