Gender as a predictor of student's attitudes towards kinesiological activity during spare time

Suvremeni način života donosi mnoge promjene u razvoju i stavovima učenika. Današnji stil svakodnevice pretežito je sjedilački, kako kod odraslih, tako i kod djece i adolescenata. Razvoj tehnologije i sve veće zanimanje djece i mladih za digitalne sadržaje (osobito društvene mreže) nužno dovodi do smanjenja interesa za ostale aktivnosti, pogotovo one koje zahtijevaju napuštanje topline i sigurnosti doma i sjedećeg ili ležećeg položaja i bilo kakav oblik kineziološke aktivnosti. Igra, a samim time i kretanje, osim što su izvor zabave, također su i osnovne su potrebe svakog djeteta, kojima ono stječe sposobnosti potrebne za pravilan daljnji motorički razvoj. Motoričke sposobnosti neophodne su za razvoj ostalih kompetencija potrebnih za samostalan život, no u današnjem vremenu, pod utjecajem navedenih faktora, one bivaju zanemarene. Djeca mlađe školske dobi svakako imaju mnogo slobodnog vremena nakon obavljanja školskih obaveza, koje je potrebno iskoristiti na pravilan način kako bi pozitivno utjecalo na njihov cjelokupan razvoj. Cilj ovog rada bio je opisati i objasniti samu kineziološku aktivnost, njene tipove i utjecaj na zdravlje učenika, zatim nastavu tjelesne i zdravstvene kulture i njene aspekte, izvannastavne i izvanškolske aktivnosti i slobodno vrijeme učenika, te antropološke i psihološke razlike djevojčica i dječaka mlađe školske dobi (spolno dvoličje). U sklopu rada provedeno je istraživanje metodom anketnog upitnika. Uzorak se sastojao od 74 učenika i učenica mlađe školske dobi (od 2. do 4, razreda osnovne škole, ili 8-11 godina). Nakon ispunjenih anketnih upitnika s pitanjima usmjerenim prema otkrivanju stavova učenika prema kineziološkim aktivnostima u slobodno vrijeme, rezultati ukazuju na nepostojanje značajne razlike u potrebama i željama učenika i učenica za bavljenjem kineziološkom aktivnošću u slobodno vrijeme. Većina učenika na raspolaganju ima i više od četiri sata slobodnog vremena dnevno, te ga većinom ipak, unatoč širokoj ponudi tehnoloških inovacija, izabire provoditi vani, najčešće u igri s prijateljima.The modern way of life brings many changes regarding the development and attitudes of students towards various topics. Today's lifestyle is predominantly sedentary, both for adults and children and adolescents. The development of modern technology and the growing interest of children and young people in digital content (especially social networks) necessarily leads to a decrease in interest in other activities, especially those that require leaving the warmth and safety of our homes and engaging in some kind of physical activity. Play, and therefore movement, in addition to being a main source of entertainment, are also considered the basic needs of every child, by which he/she acquires skills needed for proper further motor development. Motor skills are needed for the development of other competencies necessary for independent living, but nowadays, under the influence of various factors, they are highly neglected. Children basically have a lot of free time after school, which needs to be filled smartly in order for it to positively affect their overall development. The aim of this paper was to describe and explain the kinesiological activity itself, its types and impact on students health. Then physical education and its aspects, extracurricular and extracurricular activities and students' free time, and anthropological and psychological differences between girls and boys (gender dimorphism). As a part of this paper, a research was conducted. The sample consisted of 74 students of younger school age (2nd to 4th grade of elementary school, or 7-11 years). After completing the questionnaires containing questions aimed at revealing students' attitudes towards kinesiological activities in their free time, the results indicate that there is no noticable difference when it comes to attitudes of young boys and girls towards kinesiological activity during their free time. The answers have shown that the respondents have approximately more than 4 hours of free time in a day, and that they luckily still chose to direct that time towards playing outside with their peers, despide all the techonogical devices offered to them