The Influence of Physical Activity on Students’ Psychological Well-Being

Authors

  • Alla Kovalenko PhD, Professor, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kiev, Ukraine
  • Eliso Grishchuk PhD, Associative Professor, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kiev, Ukraine
  • Nina Rogal PhD, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kiev, Ukraine
  • Vladimir Potop Ecological University of Bucharest
  • Georgiy Korobeynikov PhD, Professor, National University of Physical Education and Sport, Kiev, Ukraine
  • Ivan Glazyrin PhD, Professor, Cherkasy Institute of Fire Safety named after Chornobyl Heroes, Cherkasy, Ukraine
  • Valentina Glazyrina PhD, Associative Professor, Bohdan Khmelnytsky National University of Cherkasy, Ukraine,
  • Alexandru Goraşcenco PhD, Professor, State University of Physical education and Sport, Chisinau, Moldova
  • Lesia Korobeynikova PhD, Professor, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kiev, Ukraine
  • Oleksandr Dudnyk PhD, Associative Professor, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/12.2/267

Keywords:

Physical activity, team and individual physical activity, psychological well-being, subjective social well-being

Abstract

Purpose: study of influence of physical activity to person’s psychological well-being.

Material: The study involved 198 respondents aged of 18 to 22 years, including 89 cadets of the Military Institute and 109 civilian students of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The Riff’s Scale of Psychological Well-Being (adapted by T.D. Shevelenkova and T.P. Fesenko) and Danilchenko’s questionnaire “Subjective social well-being” were used. Results: The discuss influence of physical activity on students’ psychological and subjective social well-being. The performed study found that students who do physical exercises periodically have the highest psychological well-being. High psychological well-being was found at the group of students who are systematically engaged in physical activities. Significant differences were not found between the three groups of students (divided by the periodicity of their physical activity) as for their subjective social well-being. The higher scores were shown by students engaged in team-based physical activities in comparison with those who prefer individual forms. The article presents recommendations for the use of psycho diagnostic instruments, depending on a research purpose and the specific of examinees’ activities.

Conclusions: The students who periodically engaged in physical activities have the highest psychological well-being; they show higher subjective sense of happiness, more content with their lives and demonstrate higher satisfaction with their social relationships.

Author Biography

Vladimir Potop, Ecological University of Bucharest

Physical Education and Sport, Head department, Professor

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2020-06-30

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Kovalenko, A., Grishchuk, E., Rogal, N., Potop, V., Korobeynikov, G., Glazyrin, I., Glazyrina, V., Goraşcenco, A., Korobeynikova, L., & Dudnyk, O. (2020). The Influence of Physical Activity on Students’ Psychological Well-Being. Revista Romaneasca Pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, 12(2), 86-96. https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/12.2/267

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020): Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala

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