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Health Problems of Civilization Physical activity: diseases and issues recognized by the WHO
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3/2023
vol. 17
 
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DISEASES AND PROBLEMS DISTINGUISHED BY WHO AND FAO
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WELL-BEING AS A STRENGTH OF SPORTS SCIENCE STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Ivana M. Milovanović
1
,
Nebojša Maksimović
1
,
Radenko M. Matić
1
,
Brigita Banjac
1

  1. Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Health Prob Civil. 2023; 17(3): 197-206
Online publish date: 2023/08/21
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Background
The COVID-19 pandemic worldwide challenged people’s mental health. As a tool, physical activity can maintain resilience and well-being. Within this research, we aimed to examine students’ well-being in the summer of 2022 and compare them from the perspective of their study programs.

Material and methods
This research was carried out in Slovenia and Serbia, with a sample of 700 students from two universities (Primorska and Novi Sad). To evaluate the students’ well-being, the PERMA-Profiler, a 15-item self-reported survey, was applied from May to July 2022. The SPSS was used for data analysis of the Mann-Whitney U test.

Results
The results revealed normal functioning for the total sample (M=7.47, SD±1.37). In addition, when the researchers were making a comparison between the study programs (sports and other sciences), different responses were found with significantly higher scores attained by the sports science students (M=7.72, SD±1.38) compared to the others (M=7.23, SD±1.31).

Conclusions
This research follows the previously published articles about understanding the social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sports science students were less sensitive to changes, and their mental strength demonstrates their successful coping mechanisms for these new circumstances over a more extended period.

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COVID-19, pandemic, mental health, students, well-being


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