Original scientific paper

Kinesiologic activity and students’ sedentary behaviour

Jelena Rodek ; The Faculty of Kinesiology, Split, Croatia
Slobodan Bjelajac ; The Faculty of Philosophy, Split, Croatia

Abstract

Physical activity is one of the main factors that effect people’s health condition and lifetime. Numerous studies have already proved that what negatively affects its level is a complex combination of individual, cultural, socio-economic, environmental and other factors which themselves are in mutual interaction. This work tries to identify the connection between particular types of sedentary behavior and some forms of physical activity, including the relations between certain stratification factors with some forms of physical activity. 62 participants – students of the first, second and third year of sociology from the Faculty of Philosophy in Split were surveyed. The connection between the mentioned variables has been explored by means of Spearman’s correlation coefficient and the chi-square test. A significant correlation between variables ‘’monthly income of a family’’ and ‘’time spent roller-skating and/or cycling’’ has been found, and between variables ‘’watching TV/DVD’’ and ‘’time spent exercising’’ the opposite connection has been established. Also, it has been found out that men spend more time on-line, i.e. in front of the computer.

Keywords

physical activity; people’s health condition and lifetime; sedentary behavior; stratification factors; differences in physical activity between men and women

Hrčak ID:

82359

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/82359

Publication date:

31.3.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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