Abstract
The purpose of the research is to identify the role of physical culture and sports activities on the practice of students’ self-preservation behavior. The materials: The research was based on an online questionnaire which was held among 2503 students in REU Plekhanov (Moscow) in October 2019 under E. V. Kargapolova leadership. The results: The most common practices of self-preservation behavior are walking outside, physical education classes and regular sports. The most preferable kinds of sports for students were football, basketball and volleyball. The less preferable were Eastern health practices. Nevertheless, only half of students were regularly engaged in physical education activities. Most of respondents consider they are able to make a set of training exercises and a rational diet. Conclusions: There are several contradictions in students’ behavior values of self-preservation and their practices of sport activities. The majority of respondents understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Nevertheless, students do not always follow these practices in their daily routine. There is a strong correlation between their health and regular sport assessment, especially. This was due to the presence of a physical education system in higher educational institutions. That’s why universities are the most important platform for sports activities.
Highlights
Youth health is an important indicator of our country’s future potential
Expectations act as a vital attitude cognitive component and are expressed in accepted norms of a general healthy lifestyle
Young people aged 18-22 years have a slight degree of chronic diseases
Summary
Health is a physical resource for maintaining social capital that can generate income†. The study of conditions and factors of the formation of young people’s health has presented a great interest in the scientific community. One of these factors is self-preservation behavior. Expectations act as a vital attitude cognitive component and are expressed in accepted norms of a general healthy lifestyle. Motive is a cognitive element which is characterized by orientations of self-preserving behavior. The vital attitudes determine the individual health quality and form a healthy lifestyle. Health is a part of social capital that allows the younger generation to realize themselves as future specialists§
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