Three component model of meaningfulness of life of male and female university students regarding their sport activity

• Authors: Pavel Smela , Petra Pacesova , Stanislav Kracek

Abstracts

The aim of the study is to expand knowledge in meaningfulness of life of athlete and non-athlete college students at universities in Bratislava and identify differences in its dimensions: affective, motivation and cognitive. The research sample comprised of 198 undergraduates (males: n=90, 20.68±1.56 years of age; female: n=108, 20.74±1.16 years of age). The respondents were divided into 2 groups according to their sports activities: college students who do not take active part in any sports activities (non-athlete respondents), and college students who are engaged regularly (at least twice a week) in sport activities. The questionnaire The Scale of Life Meaningfulness was used as a research tool. The results revealed significant differences in total score of meaningfulness of life by male (U=383.0, p=0.001, r=0.52) and also female (U=687.5, p=0.001, r=0.45). According to three-component model we have found out the significant differences between athlete and non-athlete college students in affective dimension (male: p=0.025, female: p=0.007) and motivation dimension (male: p=0.001, female: p=0.001). There were no significant differences in cognitive dimension (male: p=0.062, female: p=0.127). According to our results which testified the fact that sport activity is one of the determinants for increased meaningfulness of life of undergraduates.

Keywords

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sources of meaning in life; athletes and non-athletes; flow; well-being

• Publisher: Institute of Physical Education and Tourism. Jan Długosz University of Czestochowa
• Journal: Physical Activity Review
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 175-181

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Pavel Smela

• Comenius University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Bratislava, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/0000000173308565

author

Petra Pacesova

• Comenius University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Bratislava, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/0000000231488251

author

Stanislav Kracek

• Comenius University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Bratislava, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/0000000196238635

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Identifiers

DOI

10.16926/par.2019.07.21

Biblioteka Nauki

1922143