PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SELF-ESTEEM OF STUDENTS

Uvod: Sve je manje tjelesno aktivne populacije, uključujući i osobe mlađe odrasle dobi. Posljedično, tjelesna neaktivnost se odražava na psihičko i fizičko zdravlje čovjeka uzrokujući različite morbiditete. Cilj ovog rada je provjeriti razinu tjelesne aktivnosti studenata Veleučilišta „Lavoslav Ružička“ u Vukovaru, pojedine stavove vezane za njihovo samopoštovanje te istražiti povezanost pojedinih varijabli. Metode: Istraživanje je provedeno u siječnju 2018. putem anonimne web ankete, pri čemu je korišten strukturirani upitnik. U istraživanju je sudjelovao 101 ispitanik. Rezultati: Intenzivno tjelesno aktivno je 39,6% ispitanika. Ispitanici koji su intenzivno tjelesno aktivni procjenjuju svoje zdravlje boljim (p=0,002), te su zadovoljniji sa samim sobom (p=0,008) u odnosu na ispitanike koje imaju nisku odnosno srednju razinu tjelesne aktivnosti. Studenti koji imaju veći indeks tjelesne mase ne procjenjuju svoje zdravlje lošijim u odnosu na ostale studente (p=0,082). Studenti fizioterapije nisu tjelesno aktivniji od ostalih studenata koji nisu sa zdravstvenog smjera (p=0,482). Rasprava: Potrebno je podizati svijest mladih osoba o važnosti bavljenja tjelesnom aktivnošću s ciljem prevencije različitih morbiditeta lokomotornog, kardiovaskularnog i drugih tjelesnih sustava.Introduction: There is a decline of physical activity levels among general population, including young adult people. Consequently, physical inactivity is affecting people's mental and physical health, causing different types of morbidities. The purpose of this study is to assess levels of physical activity of students enrolled at College of Applied Sciences „Lavoslav Ruzicka“ in Vukovar, students' attitudes regarding self-esteem and to investigate association between selected variables. Methods: Research was conducted in January, 2018, using anonymous structured web-based survey. It included 101 participants. Results: High levels of physical activity were recorded in 39,6% of participants. Highly active participants evaluate their health as better (p=0,002) and have higher levels of selfsatisfaction (p=0,008) comparing to participants with low or medium levels of physical activity. Students with higher body mass index do not perceive their health as worse in comparison to other students (p=0,082). Physiotherapy students do not have higher levels of physical activity than students enrolled in other degree courses which are non-health-related (0,482). Disscusion: It is essential to raise awareness of young people regarding the importance of physical activity with the goal to prevent morbidities of the locomotor, cardiovascular and other organ systems