Vital values and physical activity of future teachers

Abstract

Purpose. The key determinant of health, defined in the holistic model as a dynamic process aiming at psycho-physiological balance, is lifestyle. Values, as an integrated part of people's beliefs, exert a significant influence on their behaviour, choices, development of identity, and interpretation of situations. The purpose of this study was to determine the place of vital values within the system of values, and to analyse the relationship between the place of vital values and the level of physical activity in future teachers. Methods. The study was conducted among a randomly selected group of 486 students, including 416 women (85.60%) and 70 men (14.40%) (mean age: 23.39 years). A short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to assess the level of physical activity. The Scheler Value Scale (SVS) served to evaluate the place of vital values in the students' hierarchy of values. Results. It was found that students respected moral and truth values the most, while vital values the least. The respondents were most likely to undertake moderate physical activity, with more men than women declaring a high level of physical activity and less often a moderate level. The more the students respected vital values, the more often they undertook physical activity. Conclusions. The results have shown that more attention should be given to axiological education in order to enhance vital values in the hierarchy of values among future teachers.

Personality-Related Determinants of Physical Activity Among Polish and Spanish Physical Education Students

“…In earlier studies among Polish students of PE and other teaching specializations, statistically significant tendencies toward an increase on the scale of pro-health behaviors and the level of physical activity along with the increase in life satisfaction ( Kosiba et al, 2016 ) and with the intensification of some of the features of readiness for change (confidence, passion, and optimism), have been confirmed ( Kosiba et al, 2019c ). It has also been established that students who rate vital values higher (including fitness and physical strength as well as endurance) undertake physical activity more often ( Kosiba et al, 2019a ). It has also been confirmed that the level of physical activity increases along with the rise in the sense of generalized self-efficacy ( Gacek et al, 2020 ) and the significance of school PE for the physical activity of students as well as their lifestyle ( Carballo-Fazanes et al, 2020 ).…”

Effect of the MobilityWOD training program on functional movement patterns related to the risk of injury in CrossFit practitioners

“…In developed societies, physical fitness is perceived as contributing to the common good and can be achieved in various ways. Physical activity is a key element of a healthy lifestyle and a positive way of spending free time (Kosiba, Bogacz-Walancik, Gacek, Wojtowicz, & Majer, 2019).…”

Sense of generalised self-efficacy and pro-health behaviours of Polish and Spanish physical education students

“…Unlike the results obtained in this study which did not show a correlation between the level of self-efficacy and the intensity of proper eating habits among physical education students, other studies have shown a larger scale of rational dietary choices with a high level of effectiveness. Such trends have been described, among others, for people practicing sport, including juniors training football, Polish American football players, athletes practicing individual disciplines (Gacek, Frączek, 2013;Gacek, 2015;Gacek, 2019) and women recreationally undertaking fitness (Gacek, 2017), as well as professional soldiers (Gacek, 2018). Different trends in this area may result from the limited number of diagnostic questions regarding diet in the Inventory of Health Behaviours by Z.…”