Studying of physical culture influence on psychic health of students

UK: Робота присвячується вивченню впливу занять фізичними вправами на психічне здоров'я студентів. Психічне здоров'я розглядається як цілісний (холістичний), системно-структурний феномен, який асоціюється з такими станами (показниками), як гарне самопочуття, активна життєдіяльність, впевненість у собі, врівноваженість, комунікативність. Виявлено, що студенти, які регулярно займаються фізичними вправами (фізичне виховання, як навчальний предмет у виші або спорт в позаурочній формі) мають більш високі показники психічного здоров'я, ніж ті студенти, що активно не займаються фізичними вправами. Дослідження показників психічного здоров'я студентів, що не займаються регулярними фізичними вправами, може служити орієнтиром для планування стратегії зміцнення психічного здоров'я студентської молоді. EN: The article studies the influence of physical culture on the psychic health of the students. Young people are enrolled to higher educational establishments every year, however, part of them have some problems with psychic health. Psychic health is understood as a holistic, systemstructural phenomenon associated with such indexes or states as well-being, activeness, selfconfidence, even-temperedness, sociability. The urgency of the research is determined by the lack of publications dedicated to peculiarities of students’ psychic health as well as the strategies to improve it in the context of physical education. 87 students of the full time departments (the faculty of technology and the faculty of philology, National T. Shevchenko University «Chernihiv Collegium»), 2-d year of studying, participated in the research. The first group (n=46) included the students who have been regularly practicing different physical training activities (athletics, football, volleyball, basketball, tourism, swimming, rowing) during 7,32 ± 0,45 years. The second group (n = 41) included the students who have been practicing physical training only according to the university «Physical Education» program, with the total training period 0,58 ± 0,12 year. The representatives of this group do not practice physical training regularly. For participants psychic health evaluation a diagnostic test was used which included 69 statements concerning psychic health. Mathematical and statistical calculations of the research results were performed through Microsoft Excel program. The research has shown that physical training enhances psychic health of the students thus confirming the theory of physical education positive influence not just on physical state but also strengthening some components of psychic health as well as person’s psychic health in general. The analysis of psychic health indexes of the research participants concerning their attitude towards regular physical training exercises may be used for further strategies development on students youth psychic health strengthening