STUDENTS LEISURE TIME AS A DETERMINANT OF THEIR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT UNIVERSITIES OF THE EU VISEGRAD GROUP COUNTRIES

Pongrác Ács; Barbara Bergier; Józef Bergier; Ewelina Niźnikowska; Ján Junger; Ferdinand Salonna

doi:10.5114/hpc.2016.63569

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Health Problems of Civilization Physical activity: diseases and issues recognized by the WHO

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STUDENTS LEISURE TIME AS A DETERMINANT OF THEIR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT UNIVERSITIES OF THE EU VISEGRAD GROUP COUNTRIES

Pongrác Ács

¹

,

Barbara Bergier

²

,

Józef Bergier

²

,

Ewelina Niźnikowska

²

,

Ján Junger

³

,

Ferdinand Salonna

⁴

University of Pecs, Hungary
Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in Biała Podlaska, Poland
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Kosice, Institute of Physical Education and Sport, the Slovak Republic
Palacky University of Olomunec, the Czech Republic

Health Problems of Civilization. 2016; 10(4): 31-41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpc.2016.63569

Online publish date: 2016/12/13

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Background. Studies on physical activity are vital for those students destined to become the future elite in the Visegrad countries. This issue is of particular concern because most studies undertaken from various countries have, in this respect, demonstrated significant deficiencies. Study aims: to determine the link between students leisure time and their levels of physical activity according to gender.

Material and methods. Subjects were 2337 university students consisting of 1169 females and 1068 males from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary studying a variety of disciplines. The long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used as a standardised measure for the study.

Results. Male students were found to have significantly more leisure time than females, with the highest levels observed in those studying the humanities, somewhat lower levels for the medical sciences whilst the lowest were for the technical sciences. The greater the amount of leisure time, the more significant was the impact found on levels of physical activity. Male students with sufficient leisure time demonstrated the highest levels of physical activity.

However, no such relation was found in women where, in contrast, the highest levels of physical activity were found in those having too little leisure time.

Conclusions. The differences observed between genders in their links with leisure time and levels of physical activity should be taken into account when the teaching of physical activities are designed/devised for student studies.

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STUDENTS LEISURE TIME AS A DETERMINANT OF THEIR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT UNIVERSITIES OF THE EU VISEGRAD GROUP COUNTRIES

Pongrác Ács 1 , Barbara Bergier 2 , Józef Bergier 2 , Ewelina Niźnikowska 2 , Ján Junger 3 , Ferdinand Salonna 4

physical activity, IPAQ, leisure time, male/female students

Pongrác Ács

¹

,

Barbara Bergier

²

,

Józef Bergier

²

,

Ewelina Niźnikowska

²

,

Ján Junger

³

,

Ferdinand Salonna

⁴