STRUCTURE OF MORPHOLOGICAL SPACE IN FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Na uzorku 101 studentice prve i druge godine Agronomskog fakulteta u Zagrebu primjenjen je skup od 20 morfoloških mjera u svrhu utvrđivanja latentne strukture morfološkog prostora te paremetara i distribucije morfoloških varijabli na uzorku studentica. U mjerenju su korišteni propisi Internacionalnog biološkog programa. Primjenjena je eksplorativna faktorska analiza u realnoj metrici s orhoblique rotacijom. Broj značajnih latentnih dimenzija određen je GK kriterijem. Ekstrahirana su četiri orthoblique faktora, od kojih su interpretirana tri faktora: faktor longitudinalne dimenzionalnosti skeleta, faktor volumena i mase tijela subsumiran potkožnim masnim tkivom i faktor transverzalne dimenzionalnosti skeleta. U 21. stoljeću susrećemo se s izrazitim problemima koji se odnose na nedostatnu tjelesnu aktivnost djece i mladeži te sve više rasprostranjenog sedentarnog načina života. Sustavno praćenje morfoloških karakteristika studentica i razine tjelesne aktivnosti u nastavi tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture i izvannastavnim aktivnostima, pridonosi ostvarivanju propisanih ciljeva i zadaća nastave te je jedan od načina kojim možemo preventivno utjecati na zdravstvene probleme uzrokovane uslijed nezadovoljavajuće razine tjelesne aktivnosti studentica.A battery of 20 morphological measurements was taken using a sample of 101 female university students within the University Of Zagreb Faculty Of Agriculture. The selected measurements evenly reflect an existing model of the morphological space established by the International Biological Programme. An approach involving explorative factor analysis was applied to the study, and a number of significant latent dimensions were determined using the Grübler–Kutzbach (GK) criterion and orthoblique rotation. We were consequently able to interpret three factors: longitudinal dimensionality, volume and body mass analyzed in conjunction with subcutaneous fat tissue, and transversal dimensionality. Sedentary habits are highly prevalent in most European countries. Numerous studies and recent research confirm concerns over insufficient physical activity among young people as well as the increasing frequency of a phenomenon popularly called “the couch potato society.” Systematic observations of morphological measurements and the participation of university female students in physical activity have contributed to the pursuit of the aims and mission of physical education programs. Furthermore, these approaches may serve as a preventive measure designed to reduce the incidence of health problems attributed to a lack of physical activity