ERIC Number: EJ1389238
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 28
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-8981
EISSN: EISSN-2160-1682
An Examination of University Students' Attitudes toward Physical Education and Their Sport and Physical Activity Preferences
Zeng, Zhenhao Howard; Sun, Peng
Physical Educator, v79 n2 p207-234 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine factors that form university students' attitudes toward physical education (ATPE), the preference of their physical activities (PA), and correlation features among all related factors that form their ATPE. Participants were 1,386 university students from six universities in China. An Adapted Attitudes Toward Physical Education and Physical Activity Preferences Questionnaire was employed in data collection. Data analyses included a 2 × 2 × 2 MANOVA and correlation analysis. The results revealed the ATPE mean-scores ranking (e.g., No. 1 "keep physically fit and strong" and No. 2 "good posture and sturdy body"). Significant differences exist in ATPE mean scores between genders with males scoring higher than females and between majors with natural science scoring higher than social science. The PA preferences ranking of the students was team sports, weight lifting, individual sports, aerobic exercise, dual-game sports, and martial arts. Relationships between ATPE and PA in the university students were exposed and analyzed. The reasons behind these findings were discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Physical Education, Preferences, Physical Activities, Correlation, Physical Fitness, Human Posture, Gender Differences, Majors (Students), Athletics, Exercise
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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