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STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN SPARE TIME

Spare time is prerequisite for various activities, of which the majority affect social and economic lifestyles of individual. The aim of this research is to find out how the students spend their free time, the extent to deal with recreational activities and whether there are differences between the genders. The study was conducted on 192 first-year, and second-year students of the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb, of which 155 female students and 37 male students. The average age of students is 19, 23 years. Survey research method was used. The questionnaire was consisted of 9 questions related to the spending spare time and activity. The questionnaire included answers, and each student could chose one answer or could write his/her own answer in order to clearly define his/her attitude. Results in this study indicate low level of students' physical activity. Chi-square test revealed statistically significant differences between the genders in the variables PSRA p=0.007, WPSA p=0.043, HOPA p=0.006, FPSA p<0.001. This survey points out how young female students are passive, and significantly low number of female students participate in some kind of sports activities. Moreover, results highlight the fact that students are aware of physical activity importance, but great number did not find the adequate activity.

importance of physical activities, sedentary lifestyle, quality of life

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