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Life satisfaction of students of different study programmes at the Faculty of Education as a potential factor of development

The aim of the research was to establish the level of life satisfaction of the students of the Faculty of Education in Osijek and to determine whether there are any differences between the students at different study programmes (Class teacher, Preschool education, Kinesiology). The second aim was to investigate the relation between the level of physical activity and life satisfaction. The research participants were 250 students of the Faculty of Education. The students were asked to complete the Scale of life satisfaction (SZŽ) (Penezić, 2002) and the questionnaire about the amount of physical activity they were engaged in in their leisure time. The data for the scale of life satisfaction was obtained through a questionnaire containing 20 items, 17 of which relate to the assessment of general satisfaction, while the other three items were used for the assessment of situational satisfaction. The respondents replied to the questions by circling the appropriate number in the 5-point Likert scale and the total result was formed as the linear assessment combination. In the questionnaire about the type and the amount of physical activity that students are engaged in in their leisure time, the respondents described the type of sport and the number of hours per week. The obtained data were processed by the Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS (v17.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). The comprehensive variance analysis and correlation analysis were carried out. The research results indicate that there are no differences between the students of different study programmes, but that there is a correlation between physical activity and life satisfaction. Campbell et al. (1976, Diener, 1984 ; according to Penezić, 2006) define life satisfaction as a perceived difference between aspirations and achievements, which is one of the prerequisites for the development of the entire society.

physical activity, life satisfaction, development

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