Participation in Physical Activity is Associated with Well-being in European University Students

Montenegrin Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

João Martins¹  Adilson Marques²  Miguel Peralta²  Duarte Henriques-Neto²  Joana Bordado³  João Santos³  Élvio Rúbio Gouveia⁴  Pedro Cruz⁵ 

[1] University of Lisbon, Environmental Health Institute, Lisboa, Portugal;University of Lisbon, Faculty of Human Kinetics, Interdisciplinary Centre for the study of human Performance, Lisboa, Portugal;University of Lisbon, Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisboa, Portugal;University of Madeira, Department of Sports and Physical Education, Funchal, Portugal;University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal;

关键词: exercise;    active lifestyle;    health;    epidemiology;    young adults;   

DOI  :  10.26773/mjssm.210906

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study’s objective was to analyse the associations between physical activity (PA) and well-being in a rep- resentative sample of European university students. This cross-sectional study was based on data from the European Social Survey round 6, 2012, comprising 3,143 European university students (1456 men and 1687 women) from 27 countries, with a mean age of 21.3±2.9 years. Socio-demographic data, PA, health perception, and the six dimensions of well-being were self-reported. Men reported practising PA more often than women did (4.4±2.2 versus 4.1 ± 2.2, p<0.001) and had better health perception (4.2±0.7 versus 4.1 ± 0.8, p<0.001) and total well-being score (5.5±1.2 versus 5.2 ± 1.3, p<0.001). PA frequency was linearly associated with health perception (p<0.001) as well as the overall well-being score (p<0.001). There is a positive association between PA and the well-being of European university students. This emphasizes the importance of PA in the university students’ lifestyle and the need to develop programmes that reduce physical inactivity.

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