THE DECLARED GOALS OF PRACTICING PHYSICAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES BY THE STUDENTS OF BABES-BOLYAI UNIVERSITY FROM CLUJ-NAPOCA ACCORDING TO GENDER AND FACULTY PROFILE

Authors

  • Gabriela Maria POP Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. *Corresponding author: gabimariapop@yahoo.com
  • Horea POP Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Remus-Cristian VĂIDĂHĂZAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.62(3).26

Keywords:

sport, physical activity, health, gender, faculty profile.

Abstract

This study aims at highlighting the purposes for which UBB Cluj-Napoca students practice physical and sports activities, depending on the gender and profile of the faculty they are studying. Statistical data was obtained by applying a questionnaire to a total of 465 students from 13 faculties. The respondents' age was between 18 and 40, with most students aged 19-21. The conclusions drawn from the statistical analysis of the comparison of the factors of purpose to practice physical and sports activities show that there are significant differences between the sexes. For girls, the goal is health, and for boys, performance and participation in competitions, the social goal, is a bit more important for boys than for girls, but the difference is not significant. Students from Physical Education and Sports appreciate the physical movement both from the competitive point of view, as well as for the health and social. Students with specialization in socio-human sciences have appreciated the factors for improving and maintaining the health status and the socialization factor. Students at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology have chosen sport as important for the competitive and social factors, and those in the exact sciences faculties consider the practicing of sport is important to measure forces through competition and achieving performance.

REZUMAT. Scopurile declarate ale practicării activităților fizice și sportive de către studenții Universității Babeş-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca în funcție de gen și profilul facultății la care studiază. Studiul de față urmărește evidențierea scopurilor pentru care studenții UBB Cluj-Napoca practică activitățile fizice și sportive, în funcție de gen și profilul facultății la care studiază. Datele statistice au fost obținute în urma aplicării unui chestionar pe un număr de 465 de studenți din 13 facultăți. Vârsta respondenților a fost cuprinsă între 18 și 40 de ani, majoritatea studenților având vârsta cuprinsă între 19 – 21 de ani. Concluziile rezultate din analiza statistică de comparare a factorilor scopurilor de a practica activitățile fizice și sportive arată că există diferențe semnificative între sexe. Pentru fete, primează scopul sănătate, iar pentru băieți obținerea performanței și participarea la competiții, scopul social, este puțin mai important pentru băieți, decât pentru fete, dar diferența nu este semnificativă. Studenții de la specializarea educație fizică și sportivă, apreciază mișcarea fizică atât din punct de vedere competițional, cât și al sănătății, dar și social. Studenții cu specializare în științele socio-umane au apreciat factorii scop de îmbunătățire și menținere a stării de sănătate și factorul socializare. Studenții de la Facultatea de Teologie Ortodoxă au ales practicarea sportului ca importantă pentru factorul competițional și cel social, iar cei din facultățile cu profil real consideră practicarea sportului importantă pentru măsurarea forțelor prin întrecere, prin competiție, și pentru atingerea performanțelor.

Cuvinte cheie: sport, activitate fizică, sănătate, gen, profil.

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2017-09-30

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POP, G. M., POP, H., & VĂIDĂHĂZAN, R.-C. (2017). THE DECLARED GOALS OF PRACTICING PHYSICAL AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES BY THE STUDENTS OF BABES-BOLYAI UNIVERSITY FROM CLUJ-NAPOCA ACCORDING TO GENDER AND FACULTY PROFILE. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae, 62(3), 73–82. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.62(3).26

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