University students’ motivations for physical education and sports: questionnaire survey

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PhD, Associate Professor Y.A. Davydova1
Dr. Sc. Soc., Associate Professor E.V. Kargapolova1
PhD, Associate Professor N.N. Denisenkova1
PhD E.N. Kananerova2
1Plekhanov Russian University Economics, Moscow
2Synergy University, Moscow

Objective of the study was to rate and analyze the metropolitan university students’ motivations for physical education and sports by a questionnaire survey.
Methods and structure of the study. The authors analyzed for the purposes of the study findings of the physical education and sports in Metropolitan University Students’ Lifestyles: Questionnaire Survey by E.V. Kargapolova in October 2019.We sampled for the online questionnaire survey the Moscow student population (n=2503), with the sample being 41% male and 59% female. It cannot be rated representative although the coverage still gives reasons for meaningful conclusions. The questionnaire survey form probed, among other things, the university students’ motivations for physical education and sports as recommended by the Sample Questionnaire Survey Form ‘Physical education in healthy lifestyle: priorities and actualization ways’ by Professor L.I. Lubysheva.
Results and conclusions. The analysis found most of the metropolitan student sample driven by the aesthetic, competitive, health-improving, disciplining and time management motivations in their physical education and sports agendas. Ranking barriers for the fully-fledged physical education and sports activity, the students were fairly self-critical to mention, among other things, shortage of leisure time for practices, plus shortage of willpower and determination. Therefore, the questionnaire survey clearly showed the students appreciating modern physical education and sports / health service for not only its healthy lifestyle, health/ appearance improvement and body shaping benefits but also its personal growth and career-building aspects.

Keywords: motivations, physical education and sports (PES), healthy lifestyle (HLS), university students, questionnaire survey.

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