Spending Free Time Research Articles

The relationship between parental attitudes and the assessment of the benefits and risks of screen devices use among children in early primary school years

Nowadays, children increasingly choose screen devices as a form of communication and spending free time, which raises concerns about the potential harmfulness of excessive use of them. Therefore, it seems important to look at the issue of using screen devices from the perspective of parents and their attitudes towards children themselves, as well as in relation to the use of screen devices in everyday life. The aim of the presented study was to demonstrate the relationship between parental attitudes, parent’s gender and the assessment of the benefits and risks associated with children’s screen devices use. The research tools used in the study included The Parental Attitudes Scale (SPR) by Mieczyslaw Plopa (2008), covering six parental attitudes, and original The Screen Usage Questionnaire (KKE) to measure the attitude towards screen use by children. The article discusses theoretical aspects of parental attitudes towards children and screen use, as well as the benefits and risks of children’s screen devices use in the early primary school years. The operationalization of variables in research tools was presented. The study involved 173 participants aged 29-44 years (M = 36.56; SD = 3.16; Me = 37), including 127 mothers and 47 fathers of children aged 7-10 from the Podkarpackie. No correlation was found between parental attitudes and their assessment of the benefits and risks associated with screen devices use. However, the differences were observed between mothers and fathers in the assessment of benefits and risks. The research results indicate the need for education on digital parenting. Mothers assessed the use of screens neutrally or negatively, while fathers assessed it neutrally or positively, hence the conclusion regarding preventive activities is to direct various educational interventions towards fathers and mothers. These findings indicate the need to support parents introducing children to the digital world in effective education regarding the use of screen devices.

Suburban neighbourhoods as places for everyday cultural participation: the case of Jyväskylä in Finland

ABSTRACT The research on and policy related to cultural participation calls for more attention to how people include culture in their everyday lives and local surroundings. We analyse the everyday cultural experiences of people spending free time in suburbs in a Nordic context. We analyse the characteristics of our case suburban neighbourhoods as spatial contexts of cultural participation and reflect on the methodology for analysing everyday cultural participation in place. We show that (1) other meaningful activities at a certain location affect cultural participation, (2) cultural offerings outside the neighbourhood affect the motives for and patterns of cultural participation in and from the neighbourhood (3) other public policy sectors than the actual cultural sector influence the support of cultural participation in a certain location.

Leisure activities of young drug users and non-drug users: association with five personality factors

The article presents the survey data of 4422 Kharkiv students from higher education institutions of III-IV accreditation levels, among whom 8.1 % used drugs during the last year. Using the validated and adapted BFI-10 screening questionnaire for the rapid diagnosis of five personality factors, the association of personality factors with drug use in the 12 months before the study has been established. The analysis of the leisure activities of student youth in Kharkiv shows that it is quite stable. The most common forms of leisure are spending free time on the Internet, going for walks and socialising with friends, studying and doing homework, watching films and TV programmes (including on the Internet), as well as hobbies and interests. Individual sports activities, reading books, going to cafes and restaurants with friends, playing computer games, and working or having a part-time job are of medium prevalence. The least common forms of active recreation were bowling or billiards, attending a sports section, concerts, clubs or discos. Doing homework (r=0.103, p<0.01), watching TV programmes (r=0.083, p<0.01) and playing sports individually (r=0.063, p<0.01) have a negative correlation with drug use. Low values of the big five personality factors “C” – conscientiousness (r=0.063, p<0.01) and work in free time (r=–0.136, p<0.01) – have a positive correlation with drug use.
 Factor analysis has allowed to identify and meaningfully interpret eight factors that describe the internal structure of leisure activities of student youth in Kharkiv. Only one factor was found to be related to drug use which is the factor of “Earning money for drugs”, which consists of low values of the personal factor “Consciousness” and the dominance of work over studies in the structure of leisure time. Two factors related to computer game playing have also been identified such as “psychopathic gaming behaviour” and “neurotic gaming behaviour”. The findings allow to draw a conclusion that should be used in building prevention programmes: the risk of drug use increases in individuals with a low level of the Big Five C personality factor – consciousness – and the dominance of work and part-time jobs in the structure of leisure over the main activity of the student which is studying.

Psychological Difficulties in Children and Adolescents during the COVID-19 Lockdown: The Effects of Spending Free Time with Parents or Using Digital Devices.

The present study investigated protective and risk factors for psychological difficulties in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 lockdown. Specifically, the role of increased use of digital devices (DDs) for recreational purposes and the role of free time spent with parents were explored. Furthermore, the possible mediating effect of increased use of DDs in the relationship between free time spent with parents and psychological difficulties was tested. Participants were 4412 Italian children and adolescents, divided into two groups: children aged 6-10 years (n = 2248) and adolescents aged 11-18 years (n = 2164). Data were collected in Italy during the national lockdown and questionnaires were completed online by parents, who reported on their children's habits. The daily use of DDs increased significantly during the lockdown compared to the previous period, in both children and adolescents. Additionally, psychological difficulties increased in both children and adolescents during the lockdown, with a more severe impairment for children. Increased use of DDs during the lockdown positively predicted psychological difficulties (children: beta = 0.18, p < 0.001; adolescents: beta = 0.13, p < 0.001), while free time spent with parents was protective (children: beta = -13, p < 0.001; adolescents: beta = -0.12, p < 0.001). For children (but not adolescents), increased use of DDs mediated the effects of free time spent with parents on psychological difficulties (children: beta = -0.01, 95% CI [-0.018, -0.002]; adolescents: beta = -0.003, 95% CI [-0.009, 0.003]). The findings provide new insights for education and research.

SECONDARY SCHOOL MATURITA READING LISTS AS A MOTIVATION TO SUPPORT READING

Reading motivation is incredibly important for both formal and informal lifelong learning. According to research studies such as PISA (2018) (Programme for International Student Assessment), PIRLS (2021) (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study), educating active readers is a key priority. A study was conducted using the content analysis method of documents "School Maturita reading lists" to determine the actual content of the current school reading lists of artistic texts in the reality of technically oriented secondary schools in the Moravian-Silesian and Olomouc regions of the Czech Republic. In addition, the researchers aimed to discover what kinds of non-cognitive aspects influence reading among students at technical secondary schools using the method of semi-structured interviews with 12 students. One of the most exciting findings of this research was that more than half (75%) of respondents believed that motivational reading recommendations from parents, family spending free time reading, and awareness of the value of reading for life were among the solid non-cognitive factors influencing their interest in reading, the joy of talking about what they have read, experience sharing. External and internal factors can shape pupils' attitudes and motivation to read. The majority (90%) of the respondents considered school Maturita reading lists a formal study obligation.

STUDY ON ELDERLY PEOPLE AS RESOURCE IN SOCIETY AND FAMILY

. In this paper, our interest has been that of identifying the possibilities of using elderly people as human resource in family and society, taking into account the present trend of doing away with the dependence state of elderly people, providing solutions to identify some active social roles that keep them active, values promoted by the theory of activity. Looking through the literature in the field, we have observed that it does not offer too many data on the social and cultural needs of retirees, on their spending free time, data which should help us find solutions to increase the quality of life. We have attempted and to a greater extent we have succeeded in promoting activities that can lead to “more active ageing”, so that these people remain active on the community and territorial level as long as possible.

Parents’ Attitudes about Spending Free Time and Reading Habits of their Children

Nowadays, a child's free time is more often structured after he has completed his duties in kindergarten and school. This structuring is most often organized by the parents themselves, taking into account their own children's preferences and possible shortcomings in compulsory education. Thus, children most often go to sports activities, attend music schools and foreign language schools. On the other hand, parents less often include their children in programs for the development of language abilities in their mother tongue and in the development of reading competences, even though the understanding of the content of many subjects depends on them. This is precisely why the aim of this work is to examine the attitudes of parents regarding the implementation of their children's free time and the reading habits of their family and children. One hundred and twenty parents of primary school-aged children participated in the research, filling out an online questionnaire, and the data were then processed in the SPSS program for statistics. It has been shown that more educated parents structure their children's free time more often and enroll them in foreign language schools and sports programs more often. It was also shown that the choice of leisure activities will depend more on the offer of the environment in which the child grows up than on the preferences of the child himself. It has also been shown that parents do not encourage their children to read books, except for mandatory readings, and that parents who read more will take more care of their children's reading skills.

Sustainable consumption among children in the aspect of waste management

Purpose: The aim of the study was to identify consumption patterns among children. The article analyses the concept of sustainable consumption, focusing on children’s consumption behaviour patterns in the field of sustainable waste management. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses a critical analysis of the literature and survey research based on a prepared questionnaire. The survey was conducted among 1326 children in age groups from 9 to 15 years old. The questionnaire consisted of two parts, i.e. the substantive part and the respondents’ particulars. The first part of the questionnaire contained a set of questions concerning e.g. children’s ability to identify products with better environmental parameters, behaviours related to nutrition, saving, shopping, spending free time, waste management and implementing pro-ecological solutions in their households. Findings: The survey conducted among young consumers primarily pointed to the shortcomings of knowledge on waste segregation. Despite the fact that the vast majority declare that waste is collected selectively in their homes, they are unable to correctly indicate what type of waste should be thrown into the appropriate bins. Therefore, it is recommended that in each school, both primary and secondary, there are containers for selective waste collection, along with a description and instructions on what kind of waste should be placed in them. Undoubtedly, this will increase the ecological awareness of children and teach pro-ecological behaviour. Practical implications: Modification of primary school curricula to a greater extent emphasizing content related to the principles of sustainable consumption in the area of rational waste management. Social implications: Shaping sustainable consumption patterns among children by building awareness of appropriate behavior in the field of post-consumer waste management. Originality/value: The article presents the current state of knowledge on consumption patterns among children in the area of waste management. This is a particularly important issue in the context of shaping sustainable consumption patterns among the surveyed group of market participants. Keywords: sustainable consumption, food products, a child as a consumer, food market, ecolabelling. Category of the paper: Research paper.

Sustainable consumption among children in the food market

Purpose: The aim of the study was to identify consumption patterns among children. It was also crucial to determine the conditions influencing the behaviour of young consumers in the market. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses a critical analysis of the literature and survey research based on a prepared questionnaire. The survey was conducted among 1326 children in age groups from 9 to 15 years old. The questionnaire consisted of two parts, i.e. the substantive part and the respondents’ particulars. The first part of the questionnaire contained a set of questions concerning e.g. children’s ability to identify products with better environmental parameters, behaviours related to nutrition, saving, shopping, spending free time, waste management and implementing pro-ecological solutions in their households. Findings: The research showed a relatively good knowledge of the basic principles of sustainable consumption and labelling of organic products among children. This picture is somewhat simplified. The results of the study also showed that for many children healthy eating still means only eating fruit and vegetables (leaving aside the issues of regularity and portions of meals, drinking the right amount of water or maintaining a balanced diet). Practical implications: Modification of curricula in primary school to a greater extent emphasizing content related to the principles of sustainable consumption. It is important to increase the amount of information provided on the principles of proper nutrition. This knowledge should be comprehensive and coherent, and not only refer to individual aspects of a healthy lifestyle. It is necessary to involve whole families in such activities through workshops, meetings and other events, because as shown by this research, but also the professional literature, attitudes and skills in children are transmitted and consolidated in this way. Social implications: Shaping sustainable consumption patterns among children. Originality/value: The article provides up-to-date knowledge on consumption patterns in the area of food products functioning among children. This is particularly important in the context of the need to build sustainable consumption patterns among the surveyed group of market participants. Keywords: sustainable consumption, food products, a child as a consumer, food market, ecolabelling. Category of the paper: Research paper.

BEHAVIOR OF OLDER CONSUMERS OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS IN POLAND – ANALYSIS OF OWN RESEARCH

The traditional cell phone from the beginning of the 21st century is being forgotten, giving way to modern smartphones, in which, under colorful icons, there are mobile applications supporting care for health, exchange of information with loved ones or official service. In recent years, mobile applications have significantly influenced the way of communication and spending free time. Social changes involving the elderly, influences the need to define the behavior and understand the attitudes of older people who use mobile applications. The introduction to this article presents the picture of an aging society and indicates the forecasts in this area. The next part of the article describes the specificity of mobile technologies and presents the results of a pilot study on the use of mobile applications by the elderly. In the summary, it was concluded that modern seniors should not be considered digitally excluded, because they more and more often and more willingly use new technological solutions and easily communicate with elderly people through them.

SELECTED ASPECTS OF THE INFLUENCE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES ON THE FAMILY IN THE AWARENESS OF THE IGEN GENERATION YOUTH ATTENDING SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE OPOLE VOIVODESHIP

New information and communication technologies have already become an indispensable element of almost everyone’s life, penetrating all areas. As a result, they have had a significant impact on the lives of modern families – their everyday functioning or spending free time. This impact can be particularly observed in the case of the first generation of truly digital citizens, who do not know the times before the era of the Internet and modern technologies. They are referred to in the literature as the iGeneration (iGen for short). The dynamics, but above all the complexity of the above mentioned transformations, became the main driving factors to undertake empirical research on this issue. The aim of the study was to find out how new technologies affect the iGen generation attending secondary schools in the Opole Voivodeship, and their families. The article also presents remedial actions for the modern family in the issue of use of new technologies by the youngest members of the family.

Examining ecosystem services and disservices through deliberative socio-cultural valuation

The deliberative socio-cultural valuation of ecosystem services (ES) and disservices (EDS) is an understudied area of ES and EDS research. Participatory methods have been applied to ES and EDS valuation, but little is known on how these approaches could reveal and form shared values and impact decision-making. This paper presents the deliberative socio-cultural valuation of the Jose Rizal Plaza in Calamba City, The Philippines. The study aimed to assess how stakeholders value the ES and EDS of the park and examine how these values change in different situations. Online focus groups were carried out, and in each, the participants were asked to distribute importance and concern points to the various park ES and EDS, respectively. The valuation exercise was performed six times, changing the source and constituency of the valuation, and introducing discussions. Results confirm significant differences in the values assigned to several ES and EDS across the valuation exercises. Varying the sources and constituencies proved useful in revealing the participants’ shared assigned values. The participants share a high appreciation for enjoyment and spending free time, sports and physical fitness, relaxation and mental recreation, social relationships, and local identity and cultural heritage. For EDS, they share a significant concern only for the risk of anti-social behaviour. This type of valuation could be further explored using other parks and cities to test if it will have consistent results. For the Jose Rizal Plaza, spaces for sports should be maintained and security should be improved.

INTEGRATION OF THE ROMANIAN FAMILY IN THE DINAMICS OF SOCIETY

Objectives. The objectives were to identify the causes that determine the happiness of family members, to establish the main factors that generate harmony in the couple, to highlight the main grievances of partners in married life, and to find the necessary means to involve both partners in the proper functioning of the family. Material and methods. The research technique chosen was the questionnaire applied to a sample of 61 people from Constanta City, Romania and the research method was the social survey. Results. The study reveals that 57.4% of the subjects spend more hours with their families, 59% consider that divorce should only be taken into consideration until all reconciliation options are exhausted, 75.4% attach importance to respect, which is a determining factor in couple’s harmony, 56.7% of the respondents consider that, in the contemporary family, the authority over children is shared equally between father and mother, 42.6% believe that women’s financial independence is not a trigger for destabilization in the family, 52.5% are satisfied with the involvement of the partner in the household chores. Among the values ​​promoted to children, the respondents mentioned: respect, sincerity, common sense, forgiveness, honesty, love, faith, kindness. Conclusions. Theoretical analysis reveals that family is integrated into the society’s dynamics, and is increasingly conditioned by economic and social changes, thus influencing the general evolution. For a family to have an union, it would be necessary for the couple to have empathy and assertiveness, for both partners to participate in the family’s economic well-being, as well as in the education of children, cultivating value, moral-ethical aspects through spending free time in the family, precious way. Family values ​​have a special contribution in the stability of the Romanian family; they are transmitted trans-generationally and adapted according to the development of modern society. Keywords: family, satisfaction, fidelity, traditional.

Research Regarding Spending Free Time of Students Participating In the Physical Education - Professional Conversion Program

The study aims to identify the features related to the leisure budget, the factors that limit its value, as well as general and sports activities related to leisure, for a niche sample, represented by the teachers pursuing professional conversion courses in physical education specialization. The statistical calculation and the interpretation of the obtained data validate the working hypotheses, regarding the variety of given answers and the fidelity of the features measured by the questionnaire we made. The diversity of the items allowed the measurement of the opinions of those investigated using the Likert scale, for multiple aspects of the researched problem, as well as a highlighting of the existing differences according to the sex for the measured characteristics. The paper synthesizes defining features for the issue of leisure, in the context of changes in the current socio-economic environment, it is appropriate to continue the study on other representative samples of the population.

The Relationship Between Sport and Politics in the International Arena of the Modern and Contemporary Period

For a long time in the theory of international relations, the role of sport in promoting and developing relations between different states was neglected, which attracted criticism from specialists such as, for example, Trevor Taylor. The need for studies on the role of sports movement in the development of international relations was pointed out by Peter Beck, who pointed out that the theory of international relations has kept an appreciable distance from sport. In this paper I want to fill this information gap based on a series of unprocessed documents, primary sources, found especially in the Balkan region. Sport overcame the barrier of behaviors and social processes that are based on spending free time, succeeding through the involvement of politics to become a "player" in the arena of international relations.

Influence of Confinement by COVID-19 on the Quality of Sleep and the Interests of University Students.

PurposeTo check for changes in sleep in three temporary times: before COVID-19 lockdown in university students, and also twenty days and forty days afterwards, as well as to see how it has influenced in their daily activities.Materials and MethodsA longitudinal study was conducted with a sample of 75 participants from different Spanish universities. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Adapted Interest List were administered to evaluate the main variables of the study.ResultsAbout 70.7% of the sample showed worse sleep quality at 20 days, almost twice as much as before confinement (37.3%), there were more problems falling asleep (F(2, 75) = −3.14, p = 0.002), and more difficulty getting back to sleep when waking up at night (F(2.75) = 2.08, p = 0.037) at 40 days of lockdown. In addition, as confinement time went on, students showed less activities. Factors such as working, in addition to studying, and relaxing activities (reading, listening to music) were associated with better sleep quality.ConclusionSleep quality worsened during lockdown in university students, as well as both 20 and 40 days later. Staying busy during the day (not only studying but also working) and spending free time on relaxing activities are related to better sleep quality.

Martial Arts Tourism: Meta-Analysis of Publications from 2005–2020

A feature of modern society in the era of cultural globalization is its mobility. One of the manifestations of this social mobility is people spending free time on tourist trips. Tourism, as understood as a sociocultural phenomenon, is a special manifestation of location. In addition to the motives for undertaking trips in martial arts tourism, individual destinations, specific tourism potential and the typology of participants in tourist meetings were analyzed, and individual cases were examined. The research materials were 44 articles published in scientific journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and EBSCOHost databases. Publications, which appeared in the sources discussed between 2005 and mid-2020s were considered. Some periodicals were present in all three of the quoted databases, therefore specific articles were taken into account only once. This study will cover a meta-analysis of martial arts tourism in journals indexed in several major scientific databases. It is related to the phenomenon of tourism of this type, which is discussed from various scientific perspectives. As a research tool, the Atlas.ti program was used (mainly in the qualitative research or analysis of qualitative data), by means of which correlations and dominant items were sought. A comparison with other publications suggests that no similar meta-analysis has so far been performed in relation to the literature devoted to the subject of “martial arts tourism”. Particularly interesting conclusions were identified: (1) there are thematic relations between the destination country, the main destination, and the destination country; (2) martial arts are treated by researchers as both primary, and secondary threads, (3) the difference between travel destinations and types events attended by people interested in martial arts, (4) the variety of event formats plays a role in popularizing the subject of these forms of physical activity, and (5) the number of publications describing specific destinations is not particularly related to specific countries as destinations.

الاتزان الانفعالي وعلاقته بأسلوب قضاء وقت الفراغ لدى الطلاب الجانحين وغير الجانحين في مدينة جدة

هدفت الدراسة إلى :التعرف على العلاقة بين الاتزان الانفعالي وأسلوب قضاء وقت الفراغ لدى الجانحين وغير الجانحين من طلاب المرحلة الثانوية في مدينة جدة, واتبعت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي الارتباطي المقارن، وقام الباحث بتصميم استبانة لتحقيق أهداف الدراسة ، وتکونت الأداة من جزئيين: مقياس الاتزان الانفعالي و استمارة بيانات حول أسلوب قضاء وقت الفراغ (من إعداد الباحث)، حيث تم استخدام معامل ارتباط بيرسون، لحساب صدق الأداة، ومعامل کرونباخ – ألفا لحساب ثبات الأداة. والتکرارات والنسب المئوية للتعرف على الخصائص الديموغرافية للعينة. واختبار ت. للکشف عن مستوى دلالة الفروق الإحصائية لمتوسطات استجابات أفراد عينة الدراسة .واختبار تحليل الانحدار البسيط . وقد توصلت الدراسة الى مجموعة من النتائج کان من أبرزها: وجود علاقة ارتباطية ضعيفة دالة إحصائيا عند مستوى معنوي0,01 بين الاتزان الانفعالي وأسلوب قضاء وقت الفراغ لدى الطلاب الجانحين في المرحلة الثانوية بمدينة جدة , کما أن هناک علاقة ارتباطية متوسطة دالة إحصائيا بين الاتزان الانفعالي وأسلوب قضاء وقت الفراغ لدى الطلاب غير الجانحين في المرحلة الثانوية بمدينة جدة , حيث يمکن التنبؤ بأسلوب قضاء وقت الفراغ من خلال حالة الاتزان الانفعالي . وفي ضوء هذه النتائج تم تقديم مجموعة من التوصيات ومن أهمها: العمل على رفع الاتزان الانفعالي لدى الطلاب الجانحين لما له من أثر کبير في أسلوب قضاء وقت الفراغ من خلال برامج ارشادية مقننة، و تکليف الطلاب بأنشطة علمية ومشارکتهم بالفعاليات في المدرسة والأنشطة المختلفة لتنمية ذاتهم وتکوين اتجاه إيجابي لديهم. Abstract The study aimed to identify the relationship between emotional equilibrium and the method of spending free time among delinquents and non-delinquents in high school in Jeddah city. The study followed the comparative descriptive approach. The researcher designed a questionnaires to achieve the goals of the study. The methods consisted of two parts: the emotional equilibrium scale and data form centered on leisure time. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to calculate instrument validity, and Cronbach-alpha coefficient was used to calculate instrument reliability. Duplication and percentages to identify the demographic characteristics of the sample. T test to reveal about the level of significance of the statistical differences for the mean of the responses of the study sample individuals and simple regression analysis test. The study reached a set of results, the most prominent of which were a weak correlation relationship statistically significant at a level of 0,01 between emotional equilibrium and the style of spending free time among delinquent students in high school in Jeddah. There is an intermediate correlational relationship statistically significant between emotional equilibrium and a method spending free time for non-delinquent students in high school in Jeddah where the style of spending free time can be predicted through a state of emotional poise. In light of these results, a set of recommendations were presented, the most important of which are raising the emotional balance among delinquent students because of its great impact on the style of spending free time through inductive program, assigning students to scientific activities and encouraging them to participate in various school activities to develop themselves and to gain them positive tendency.

استخدامات طلبة جامعة البترا للرسائل القصيرة SMSوالإشباعات المتحققة منها دراسة ميدانية على طلبة كليات جامعة البترا

This study aims at identifying the extent of SMS usage and understanding the role it plays in satisfying users' needs and motivations. In order to achieve this aim, an analytical descriptive method was adopted by conducting a field survey among students at Petra University. The study resulted in many conclusions, the most important of which is that using SMS meets the students' cognitive, social and communicational needs and desires, the highest being communicating with friends at 75%, followed by exchanging songs and videos at 52%, as well as exchanging photos at 45%. In regards to their motivation for using text messaging, forgetting daily problems scored highest at 81.4% and spending free time followed at 77.4%. This proves that using mobile phones and SMS fulfills certain needs and motivations for the sample studied. Moreover, the research emphasizes the importance of the role that the Higher Ministry of Education in Jordan should have in launching campaigns to educate students and draw their attention to the negative side effects that using mobile phones during classes and lectures has on the educational process.

Ways of spending free time by teachers of physical education in Tarnów

Aim of the study: The aim of the work was to conduct research in the field of interests and their impact on spending free time by physical education teachers teaching at schools in Tarnów. Material and methods: The research was carried out in 2018 among 30 teachers in the 30–50 age group, teaching physical education in primary schools, junior high schools and upper secondary schools in Tarnow, taking part in thematic workshops. The research was carried out by means of a diagnostic survey, and a survey technique was used to obtain the necessary information and data. Results: The surveyed PE teachers most often spend their free time actively outside home, and most preferably with the family and friends. Sport was the most popular choice among respondents, regardless of gender. Clear gender differences were noted in the areas of spending free time, interests and hobbies. Conclusions: The vast majority of PE teachers surveyed spend their free time actively, mainly interested in sport. Women are more interested in health and beauty, and men in film and music, motorization and DIY.