scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF BODY INDEX MASS ON THE LEISURE TYPES FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-247
Author(s):  
George-Dănuț Mocanu ◽  
Daniel-Andrei Iordan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Time Budget ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Free Time ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Sports Activities

The study aims to investigate the ways of spending free time for a group of 180 students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in Galati (years 1, 2 and 3 of cycle 1 / bachelor’s degree studies, with an average age of 22.34 ± 5.79 years.), by using a questionnaire-based survey, structured on 4 distinct factors: leisure time budget, causes limiting leisure time, favorite leisure activities and leisure sports activities. The purpose of the research is to determine the perception of students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports on how to spend free time and determine differences of opinion, depending on BMI / body mass index, by dividing them into 3 groups (underweight, normal weight or overweight). Results: The analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicates significant influences of the independent variable on the response values for the following items (F <.05): inaccessibility of going out with friends, stress generated by shopping, limiting free time to help others, spending free time with entourage and life partner, spending holidays in the country, etc. Socializing on the internet, physical sports activities, TV, internet and computer games, going out with friends are the preferred options for students, and reading gets low scores. The differences between groups (in most cases insignificant) however, signal that normal weight students watch TV and the Internet the least, but waste more time with commuting and household activities and have high scores when involved in most sports. Overweight people have low scores for time spent on favorite activities, are most dissatisfied with time management, work more overtime, spend less time with those around them, but prefer to spend time with their life partner or alone, have slightly better scores for reading and music auditions, get the lowest scores for involvement in most sports activities, but have high satisfaction generated by physical effort. Underweight students perceive the inaccessibility of going out with friends more strongly, are more affected by difficult homework, have a higher level of stress for reading, but perceive most other activities as less stressful, socialize more on the internet, prefer jogging and cycling / rollerblading as sports activities. Swimming is selected by all groups as indicated for optimizing health and ensuring body harmony, even if its practice is deficient, and contact / combat sports are indicated as the most risky for physical integrity. Keywords: active and passive leisure, lifestyle, physical and mental health, opinions, accessibility

scholarly journals Analysis of the Gymnasium Students' Time Partition in the Weekend

GYMNASIUM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol XIX (2) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Ionela Alina Cucui ◽  
Gheorghe Gabriel Cucui
Keyword(s):  
Leisure Time ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Time Budget ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Active Behavior ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Sports Activities

Free time has a certain character, it is carried out according to a program, chosen by each person, from the variety of possibilities offered and depending on the time, aiming at the same way self-reliance, education and relaxation. The purpose of this analysis is to identify whether sports activities are a preoccupation for middle-aged students in the weekend free time budget. The breakdown of free time may be more consistent over the weekend, due to the fact that, theoretically, the free time of the gymnasium student at the end of the week increases, averaging 14-15 hours a day. Knowing the positive effects that sports activity would bring in leisure time, students in the gymnasium would approach a healthy lifestyle that implicitly engages in active behavior and therefore useful to their lives.

Exploring the Relationship Among Free-Time Management, Leisure Boredom, and Internet Addiction in Undergraduates in Taiwan

2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (5) ◽  
pp. 1651-1665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Ching Wang
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Leisure Boredom

Internet addiction has become a significant concern with a variety of negative outcomes among the younger generation in today's modern society and has been investigated and discussed in many studies. Of all the influencing factors, boredom has been proven to be a common trigger for intensive internet use and can result in particularly problematic internet use behavior. A number of studies have indicated the importance of time use as a treatment. Thus, using free time well might serve as a solution to reduce leisure boredom and internet addiction. The current study aims to test a structural model with a sample of university students to investigate the relationships among free-time management, leisure boredom, and internet addiction. The sample consisted of 475 undergraduate students. Data were collected through questionnaires distributed between March 1 and April 30, 2016. Totally, 446 valid questionnaires were received. The structural model was examined after the competent measurement model was processed. Results from the structural model supported that free-time management decreases boredom during leisure time, and boredom during leisure time enhances internet addiction. Furthermore, leisure boredom was revealed to play a role as a distinct mediator between free-time management and internet addiction. Finally, managerial applications and recommendations for future research are suggested based on the research results.

scholarly journals The Influence of Socio-Demographic Factors on the Forms of Leisure for the Students at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12577
Author(s):  
George Danut Mocanu ◽  
Gabriel Murariu ◽  
Dan Munteanu
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Time Behavior ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

The study investigates the influences of gender, area of origin and age stage variables and also of the interaction between them, on the free time behavior of the students at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports from Galati. The questionnaire applied in the academic year 2019–2020 had 85 items and was structured on 4 factors: leisure budget, leisure limiting factors, preferred leisure activities, and leisure sports activities. The multivariate/MANOVA analysis showed statistically significant data for some of the analyzed items, with values of F associated with thresholds p < 0.05. The results support longer screen time for urban areas and for those <25 years and time limitation for the favorite activities of students >25 years, while reading had higher stress scores for men and students <25 years. Men tended to limit their free time working overtime and women limited their free time due to housework. Students from rural areas and men >25 years were more stressed by socializing on the internet and shopping. Financial limitations for preferred activities were higher for women and students <25 years—women read more and visited their friends more often while men had higher scores in relation to involvement in physical activities throughout the week, an aspect also reported for those <25 years. Students >25 years spent more time with their family, while those <25 years socialized more on the internet and had better scores when going out with friends. Those in urban areas did more jogging, men had better scores in relation to playing sports games, higher indicators for the satisfaction generated by sports activity, and women preferred jogging and cycling/rollerblading. Sports games and different types of fitness were the most common variants practiced at the level of the studied group. Conclusion: There was no dominant orientation of the investigated group towards forms of passive leisure and there were no cases of sedentariness, even if the use of technologies (video games, socializing on the Internet and TV) were forms of leisure often used by students.

scholarly journals Free-Time Management among Master’s Degree Students of Georgia

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Natalia Kharadze ◽  
Ekaterine Gulua ◽  
Dugladze Davit
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Time Budget ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Self Management ◽  
State University ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Master's Degree Students ◽  
Master’S Degree

Attitude to time management in modern literature becomes more and more topical. According to (Orlikowsky and Yates 2002), increased competition causes the necessity of effective utilization of time. The part of free time in time budget of employed Master’s degree students becomes smaller, and the importance of free time is almost disregarded. (Garhammer M. 2002) supposes that short period of time includes such types of activities, which have direct impact on energy restoration of Master’s degree students. We can’t completely share the opinion of Marquis and Huston (2009), who think that only event management and not time management is possible in life, and we consider that proper use of time resource causes formation of self-management culture CITATION KharadzeGulua \l 1033 (Kharadze N. Gulua E., 2016) Our article deals exactly with mentioned issues. Research was organized by Human Potential Management Laboratory (HPML) of TSU. Research was carried out in 5 leading universities of Georgia: Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgian Technical University, Gori State University, Telavi State University and Shota Rustaveli Batumi State University. Research was referred only to Master’s degree students. Number of respondents amounted to 523. The questionnaire included 37 questions and 117 versions of answers. We laid an emphasis on that part of time budget, which doesn’t represent the part of working time, in particular the time allotted for everyday rest, part of activities scheduled on Saturday and Sunday, time spent in social networks, personal hygiene, transportation, sport, physical activities, time devoted to sleep and nutrition. Research showed that in time budget of employed Master’s degree students less attention is paid to free-time management that is the basis of increase of stress situations. Thus, conflict situation management among Master’s degree students became the subject of consequent research of our laboratory. Except for employment or teaching activities, one has to devote certain time to personal life. Psychological or physical health predetermines better accomplishment of intended objectives. Proceeding from peculiarities of free-time management the recommendations were elaborated, which requires: development of self-management abilities, implementation of changes at organization level and amendments in the Law on Education System. In-depth study of time budget of Master’s degree students is topical, since exactly these youngsters are potential labor resource of our country. Availability of healthy labor resources, in its turn, predetermines the potential of long-term development of organization and country as a whole.

Exploring the Relationships between Free-Time Management and Boredom in Leisure

2012 ◽  
Vol 110 (2) ◽  
pp. 416-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Ching Wang ◽  
Chang-Yang Wu ◽  
Chung-Chi Wu ◽  
Tzung-Cheng Huan
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Southern Taiwan ◽  
Pearson Correlation Analysis ◽  
Leisure Boredom ◽  
Negative Relationships

The purpose of the study was to examine the relations of five dimensions of free-time management (including goal setting and evaluating, technique, values, immediate response, and scheduling) with leisure boredom, and whether these factors could predict leisure boredom. A total of 500 undergraduates from a university in southern Taiwan were surveyed with 403 usable questionnaires was returned. Pearson correlation analysis revealed that five dimensions of free-time management had significant negative relationships with leisure boredom. Furthermore, the results of stepwise regression analysis revealed that four dimensions of free-time management were significant contributors to leisure boredom. Finally, we suggested students can avoid boredom by properly planning and organizing leisure time and applying techniques for managing leisure time.

scholarly journals Electronic Media and Leisure-Time Reading: Responses of School Librarians

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunfei Du ◽  
Barbara Martin
Keyword(s):  
Computer Games ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
School Level ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Perceived Effects ◽  
Time Reading ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated how electronic media impact youth’s leisure-time reading at different academic levels. One hundred two school librarians participated in an online survey. These respondents reported that playing computer games, watching TV, and surfing the Internet compete with reading. Primary school librarians mainly agreed with the impact of TV and computer games, but not with that of the Internet; at the middle school level, the perceived influence of the Internet increases, but it is still less important than computer games and TV; high school librarians agreed with the perceived effects of TV, the Internet, and computer games on leisure-time reading.

scholarly journals Leisure Activity Participation Pattern Among Klang Community

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-35
Author(s):  
Nur Aktif Najmi Zurkifli ◽  
Rozita Abdul Latif
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Time Activity ◽  
Leisure Time Activity ◽  
Sports Activities ◽  
Participation Pattern

The main purpose of this study was to identify the pattern of participation of Klang community towards leisure time activity. This study involved 421 total respondents in Klang. The methodology used was quantitative method and the instrument of the questionnaire was adapted and adopted from Godin and Shephard, (1997). Besides, the results also showed facility near a community that may be used by them and the questionnaire was adapted and adopted from Sylvia, (2004). The results showed a different group of people run different patterns of activity as these activities counted daily in a week. Overall Klang community had chosen activities in house as their most done activities such as surfing the internet and cooking. Besides, the different groups of gender used to run different sports activities same goes to a different group of ages as badminton and futsal were most sports activities done by the community. In conclusion, a different group of gender and ages run different patterns of activities in Klang.

The Place and Role of Leisure Time Activities and School Competitions in Physical Education and their Relations to School Sport

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49
Author(s):  
Verica Đukić ◽  
Nenad Živanović
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Physical Education Teachers ◽  
School Sport ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Sport Activities ◽  
Current Program ◽  
Sports Activities

SummaryTimeliness of this topic is not decreased by the fact that it was a subject of discussion on several symposiums from several aspects the authors opted for. This time, the starting point is the fact that physical education teachers, as a professionally responsible experts in physical education, are obliged to contribute to further discussion on following topics:• Professional understanding of the essence of conceptual and terminological determination of some organizational forms of work in physical education which are implemented as leisure activities and competitions and their relation to what is called school sport or sport activities in the school• Planned and organized orientation of leisure activities and competition functions towards implementation of the common physical education goal.• Compared to the current curricula or sport orientation, what is the scale of educational features of these forms (leisure activities and competitions), which trendier in the practice• To what extent is interest of teachers and students one of the assumptions for such organization of leisure activities and competitions to enable rational and efficient fulfilment of students’ leisure time.The First part of this paper presents the statues of leisure activities and competitions in current program concept of physical education in the schools, and aforementioned issues as a subject of professional public permanent interest. As school sport and relation with leisure activities and competition are concerned, some opinions of distinguished experts form higher education institutions were expressed, which were quoted in this paper supporting views of most pedagogists in the school system.Sports and school sport activities similarities and differences represented in the charts.The second part of the paper presents the results of two questionnaires where one is related to the institutional position of sports activities in the school, organization, type and competition system, as well as the rope and obligation of the teacher in implementation of the sports activities in the school. The other questionnaire presents the result of some of the educational values of the competition within the school sport.

scholarly journals Democracia en Uruguay: Educación del cuerpo y tiempo libre en el “Nuevo modelo de Educación Física” (1985-1990)

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Cecilia Seré Quintero ◽  
Alexandre Fernandez Vaz
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Free Time ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Military Dictatorship ◽  
New Model ◽  
Labor Time ◽  
Modern Politics

This article revisits formal Physical Education programs in the democratization process after the last civic-military dictatorship in Uruguay (1973-1985). We explore the “New Model of Physical Education” proposed by the National Commission of Physical Education in 1986 and at the same time the relation between body and modern politics. Studying recreational programs between 1985 and 1990 we observe that leisure time was saw as a strategy in favor of workers recovery. In addition we found that public policies that attempted to manage  population's free time were guided by an interest in educate for the good use of leisure time and by hobbies promotion as a way to spend the not labor time.

scholarly journals Media elektroniczne a czas wolny dzieci w percepcji rodziców

2021 ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Magdalena Gamrat
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Electronic Media ◽  
Free Time ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Board Games

Electronic Media and Children’s Leisure Time in the Perception of the Parents Nowadays, more and more children own electronic devices and spend a significant amount of their free time using them during the day. Currently, the Internet offers great opportunities for children — it can be both a source of entertainment and information. Unfortunately, more and more often it can be noticed that children rarely go out to the yard or playground and spend most of their free time in front of a computer or TV screen instead. The scale of this phenomenon is increasing every year as electronic devices have become an integral part of everyone’s life, including children. The conducted research showed that parents spend an average of 2.5 hours a day with their children, during which they most often go for walks, play sports or play board games. It has also been shown that the vast majority of 2nd grade primary school students have their own electronic devices, most often a telephone. According to the research, children’s use of phone is unlimited by their parents, can take place at any time of the day, and it is mainly used for entertainment purposes.

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