Life Satisfaction, Perceived Freedom in Leisure and Self-esteem: The Case of Physical Education and Sport Students

AbstractThe aim of the study was to analyze life satisfaction, perceived freedom and self-esteem of 500 physical education and sport school students. The Satisfaction with Life Scale, Perceived Freedom in Leisure Scale and Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale were used. Student t-test, Mann Whitney U test and MANOVA were conducted. Positive correlations were found between life satisfaction, self-esteem level and perceived freedom. In comparison of life satisfaction, self-esteem and perceived freedom no significant difference was obtained according to gender, but significant differences were found in perceived freedom according to age. Life satisfaction was higher in the group with higher leisure participation