Levels of motor activity, motor skills and physical fitness versus the sense of coherence of Cracovian students
Journal Title: Antropomotoryka. Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences - Year 2009, Vol 19, Issue 47
Abstract
Our research has attempted to determine the relationship between motor activity and the level of physical fitness of the Cracovian students, tested according to the Health-Related Fitness concept, and their coherence levels. In this paper, we have used the 2005 test results of a random sample of 164 Cracovian students. The sample did not include students of the Department of Physical Education at the University School of Physical Education. Thirty per cent took part in activities offered by the sports clubs of the AZS (Academic Sports Association). The others participated in compulsory recreational classes. For the measurement of the students’ mental wellness, the Sense of Coherence Questionnaire (SOC), developed by A. Antonovsky in 1987 [1], had been used. The measurement of physical fitness, according to the Health-Related Fitness concept, included Eurofit tests as well as selected anthropometric measurements and indexes. According to A. Antonovsky’s theory [1], it may be assumed that the more physically active the students and the higher their fitness’ level, the higher level of general sense of coherence and its components: comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. The correlations obtained as a result of our research, pointing to the beneficial influence of sports in terms of increasing the sense of coherence, which is an important element of an individual’s well-being, may suggest the conclusion that practising sports should be popularised among students of academic institutions.
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Edward Mleczko, Grażyna Nowak-Starz, Elżbieta Cieśla
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