The Relationship between Personality Traits, Physical Activity and Life Satisfaction of Elementary School Pupils

Cilj ovoga istraživanja bio je ispitati povezanost osobina ličnosti s tjelesnom aktivnošću i zadovoljstvom učenika i učenica trećega, četvrtoga, petoga i šestoga razreda osnovne škole. Istraživanje je provedno na uzorku od 233 učenika (N=117) i učenica (N=116). Mjerni instrument koji se koristio je Upitnik koji se sastojao od dva dijela. Prvi je dio sadržavao pitanja pomoću kojeg su prikupljeni podatci o spolu i navikama koje se odnose na tjelesne aktivnosti. Na kraju prvoga dijela Upitnika, učenici su trebali procijeniti zadovoljstvo svojim životom. Drugi dio Upitnika bio je Upitnik osobina ličnosti za djecu (IPIP 50 Junior S). Pomoću njega ispitane su osobine ličnosti - ekstraverzije, ugodnosti, savjesnosti, emocionalne stabilnosti i intelekta. Rezultati su pokazali da je većina učenika i učenica bila aktivna na nastavi tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture. Pokazalo se da se dječaci u većoj mjeri bave sportom izvan nastave u odnosu na djevojčice. Većina dječaka trenira nogomet i borilačke sportove, a kod djevojčica je najzastupljenija odbojka i borilački sportovi. Utvrđeno je da su djevojčice savjesnije od dječaka, a što se ugodnosti tiče, pokazala se razlika između desetogodišnjaka i dvanaestogodišnjaka pri čemu su se mlađi učenici procijenili ugodnijima. Ne postoje značajne spolne razlike u zadovoljstvu životom. Također, ne postoji značajna povezanost između osobina ličnosti i tjelesne aktivnosti, a nema ni vidljive povezanosti između zadovoljstva životom i bavljenja sportom.The aim of this reasrch was to explore to realtionship between personalitiy traits, phycial activity and life satisfaction of pupils from third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade of elementary school.The study was conducted on a sample of 117 male students and 116 female students (N = 233). Themeasuring instrumentin this graduate study was a questionnaire consisting of two parts.The first part contained questions which provided data about sex and habits related to physical activities. At the end of the first part of the questionnaire, students were supposed to assess their satisfaction with life. The second part of the questionnaire was related to personality traits – extraversion, comfort, conscientiousness, emotional stability and intellect. The results showed that most students were active in classes of physical education.According to the results, boys are mostly engaged in extra-curricular sporting activities unlike girls. Most of the boys practice football and martial arts, while martial arts and volleyball are most common among girls. It was found that the girls are more conscientious than the boys, and as far as the comfort is concerned, there was a difference between 10-year-olds and 12-yearsolds. The questionnaire showed that younger students are more enjoyable. There are no significant gender differences in life satisfaction. There is also no significant relationship between personality traits and physical activity and there is no visible connection between life satisfaction and sporting activity