Lives Of Youth Research Articles

‘청년 삶 실태조사’ 중 건강 관련 자료를 활용한 광역단체별 통계 분석 : 체르노프 얼굴 분석 및 TOPSIS 방법을 중심으로

‘청년 삶 실태조사’ 중 건강 관련 자료를 활용한 광역단체별 통계 분석 : 체르노프 얼굴 분석 및 TOPSIS 방법을 중심으로

Examining Sociocultural Dimensions of Metropolitan Youth Culture in Chetan Bhagat’s Five Point Someone

This paper delves into the sociocultural landscape portrayed in Chetan Bhagat’s novel Five Point Someone to provide insights into the youth culture of metropolitan India. The narrative explores the lives of three protagonists as they navigate the demanding academic environment of an elite engineering institute in Delhi. Through a sociocultural lens, we examine how these characters grapple with societal expectations, peer pressure, and the impact of a rigid educational system on their identities and aspirations. The analysis focuses on key themes such as identity formation, rebellion against tradition, and the clash between individual desires and societal norms. We also investigate the characters' responses to familial pressures, the pursuit of personal goals, and the challenges they face while striving for academic success. This examination of Five Point Someone offers a deeper understanding of the sociocultural dynamics that shape the lives of metropolitan youth in contemporary India. By shedding light on the complexities of their experiences, we contribute to a broader conversation about the evolving youth culture in urban settings.

‘Morphing between the margins’: how youth make a living across multiple spaces in South Africa and beyond

ABSTRACT Young South Africans regularly generate livelihoods on the move, as they morph across a mainstream economic field and two translocal sub-fields. While a field implies sets of relations operating under common conditions, translocal sub-fields are local spaces of exchange and practice, where resources are utilised, in a relationship with other linked spaces. In South Africa, the mainstream economic field largely consists of an urban labour market with some good jobs and unskilled labour. Alongside it a rural sub-field consists of farm and off-farm activities, reciprocal exchange and state grants. Finally, on the outskirts of urban areas a township sub-field consists of young people hustling resources in the informal sector. After describing how mobile young South Africans make a living across these spaces, I show how this case is both similar and different to other post-colonial contexts with substantial informal economic sectors like India and Brazil. In these places, youth strive to make a living by accumulating resources as they move across spaces that include, but transcend, the labour market. A particular form of mobile, global South youth livelihood generation occurs across the mainstream capitalist economy and informal urban and rural contexts, where economic relations remain largely embedded in social life.

Semaglutide for management of obesity in adolescents: efficacy, safety, and considerations for clinical practice.

The purpose of this review is to describe the existing limited data related to the use of semaglutide in adolescents with obesity, supplementing with findings from adult studies of semaglutide use. Semaglutide, as a once weekly subcutaneous injection for weight management, effectively reduces body mass index (BMI) while improving hyperglycemia, elevated alanine aminotransferase levels, hyperlipidemia, and quality of life in youth with obesity. As of this review, only one large randomized clinical trial of semaglutide in youth has been completed, with a follow-up duration of 68 weeks. Thus, long-term data on the safety in adolescents is limited, particularly regarding the risks of cholelithiasis, pancreatitis, suicidal ideation, and disordered eating. Due to the cost of semaglutide, particularly in the United States, limited cost effectiveness analyses have demonstrated unfavorable incremental cost-effectiveness ratios for semaglutide relative to phentermine-topiramate as an alternative antiobesity medication in adolescents. Semaglutide represents an important advance in the pediatric obesity management, with clear short-term reductions in BMI and improvement in metabolic parameters. However, its long-term safety and efficacy for youth with obesity remain to be demonstrated. Additional research is needed to assess trends in utilization and adherence to minimize the risk of worsening socioeconomic disparities in pediatric obesity.

Anyone with A Charger? Correlation of Nomophobia, Leisure Boredom and Quality of Life in Youth at University

Aim: Along with affecting our daily lives and habits majorly, rapidly developing technology is known to increase the leisure boredom of youth in case they stay away from the technology. The fear of staying away from smartphones which is the most important material of portable technology is described as a recent disturbance and even a “a disorder of the modern world” (King et.al., 2010). In order for smartphones which have a significant place to meet the needs of life with aims such as pandemics, earthquakes etc. not to become an illness, it is important to investigate the reasons behind it. Considering these, the aim of the current study is to compare the digital game addiction, leisure boredom and quality of life of the students of Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University in terms of different variables and to evaluate the correlation and effect sizes of these scales. Method: The study group consists of 405 university students (Meanage = 21.71± 4.13) studying at Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University 239 of which are female (Meanage = 21.69± 4.30) and 166 of which are male (Meanage = 21.74± 3.88). As data collection tool, Leisure Boredom Scale (LBS) (Iso-Ahola & Weissinger 1990; Kara et.al, 2014), Nomophobia Scale (NFS) (Yıldırım & Correia 2015; Yıldırım et.al, 2016) and Quality of Life Scale – Short Form (QOL-SF) (Eser et.al, 2010) were used. In the analysis of the obtained data, descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation and regression tests were used. To determine the reliability of scales, Cronbach Alpha intern coefficients were calculated. Findings: When the analysis results were evaluated, it is determined that there is a statistically significant difference in the total scores of LBS, NFS and QOL-SF in terms of “having difficulty in evaluating leisure”, “participation frequency in physical activity” and “evaluating oneself as smartphone addict”. Also, it is determined there is a statistically significant difference in the total scores of LBS and NFS in terms of “use of smartphone times/hour” (p<0.01). According to the Pearson correlation analysis, there is a positive and medium level correlation between NFS and LBS whereas there is a negative and low level of correlation between NFS and QOL-SF. Also, there is a negative and medium level of correlation between LBS and QOL-SF. The data showed that NFS has a negative impact on QOL-SF LBS has a negative impact on QOL-SF, and NFS has a positive impact on LBS. Conclusion: It is concluded that the group which has no difficulty in making use of leisure, who participates in physical activity regularly, who has less connection with their smartphones and who doesn’t see themselves as smartphone addicts have lower levels of leisure boredom perception and nomophobia whereas they have higher levels of quality of life. The fear of losing connections increases the level of boredom perception in students and it decreases the quality of life. Also, quality of life decreases due to the increase in boredom perception.

Situated belonging as everyday practice in a semi-public Youth Living Room for undocumented young city dwellers

ABSTRACT This article discusses how everyday practices in a day shelter for undocumented youth interfere with binary narratives of belonging versus non-belonging. Tapping into scholarship on a home in the face of displacement and marginalization, this article draws on ethnographic fieldwork in the so-called ‘Youth Living Room’ in Amsterdam. Caught up in migration management, the undocumented young people present here experience structural exclusion and are cut off from welfare arrangements in the Netherlands. But while their precarious situation was reinforced even further under COVID-19 measures, in the Youth Living Room, undocumented youths engaged in mundane practices that incited feelings of belonging. In the absence of a house and faced with the closure of public space, the Youth Living Room as a semi-public place accommodated ‘homemaking practices’. These homemaking practices, I argue, attest to the complexities of belonging and rather suggest alternative orderings to a dichotomized politics of belonging; this paper shows that homemaking practices in this semi-public shelter alert us to the inherent situatedness of being at home in society. Situated belonging then challenges our political imagination to ask what collective practices of homemaking we want to engage in.

Mexican-origin siblings’ unique and shared perspectives of sibling Conflict: Links with adjustment

Siblings are ubiquitous in the lives of youth, but sibling conflict is linked to adjustment problems and risky behaviors. To advance understanding of older and younger siblings’ unique and shared perspectives of conflict in Mexican-origin families, our study addressed two goals. First, using Multitrait-Multimethod Confirmatory Factor Analysis (MTMM-CFA; Kenny & Kashy, 1992), we estimated the variance accounted for by older and younger siblings’ unique and shared experiences of the frequency of their conflict. A shared viewpoint indicates commonality in siblings’ reported experiences, whereas a unique perspective encompasses each sibling’s distinct perceptions of their conflict. Second, we examined links between older and younger siblings’ unique and shared conflict factors and each sibling’s depressive symptoms and risky behavior. Participants were two siblings ( Mage = 15.48 years for older and Mage = 12.55 years for younger siblings) from 246 Mexican-origin families who were interviewed in their homes. Results indicated that the shared conflict factor accounted for most of the variance in older siblings’ reports of conflict frequency, whereas the unique factor accounted for the largest portion of the variance in younger siblings’ reports. Further, for older siblings, the shared conflict factor was linked to their individual adjustment, whereas for younger siblings, the unique factor predicted their adjustment. Parsing siblings’ reports of the frequency of their relational conflict, specifically the extent to which perspectives overlap versus are distinctive, provides novel insights about the role of siblings’ conflict experiences in youth adjustment. Additionally, it offers directions for future research and has the potential to inform existing sibling conflict programs.

Understanding Youth Justice Professionals’ Motivations For Their Work

Youth Justice (YJ) professionals experience work-related stress, challenges and trauma in their work (Sibisi & Warria, 2020) yet they continue to enter the field. Research regarding motivations of YJ professionals for their work is limited, but necessary to improve overall quality of care and to ensure the most suitable candidates are hired. Semi-structured interviews aimed to explore YJ workers’ motivations for their work and how they experience and cope with challenges on the job. Thematic analyses indicates that YJ professionals are motivated by the opportunity to contribute to the lives of youth through prevention and intervention, progress and learning, and advocacy and resource provision. Challenges in YJ work are often related to feeling unsupported owing to low salaries, staff shortages, and system constraints. Motivating factors which contribute to their ability to stay in the field despite the challenges include a passion for their work and seeing change in their clients. Healthy coping strategies appear necessary to manage challenges and may contribute to the longevity in the field. Findings provide insight into YJ professionals' motivations, coping, and reasons for remaining in the field. These results can help to inform hiring, training and policy in Ontario YJ work.

Regenerative Anterior Cruciate Ligament Healing in Youth and Adolescent Athletes: The Emerging Age of Recovery Science.

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries mainly arise from non-contact mechanisms during sport performance, with most injuries occurring among youth or adolescent-age athletes, particularly females. The growing popularity of elite-level sport training has increased the total volume, intensity and frequency of exercise and competition loading to levels that may exceed natural healing capacity. Growing evidence suggests that the prevailing mechanism that leads to non-contact ACL injury from sudden mechanical fatigue failure may be accumulated microtrauma. Given the consequences of primary ACL injury on the future health and quality of life of youth and adolescent athletes, the objective of this review is to identify key "recovery science" factors that can help prevent these injuries. Recovery science is any aspect of sports training (type, volume, intensity, frequency), nutrition, and sleep/rest or other therapeutic modalities that may prevent the accumulated microtrauma that precedes non-contact ACL injury from sudden mechanical fatigue failure. This review discusses ACL injury epidemiology, current surgical efficacy, the native ACL vascular network, regional ACL histological complexities such as the entheses and crimp patterns, extracellular matrix remodeling, the concept of causal histogenesis, exercise dosage and ligament metabolism, central nervous system reorganization post-ACL rupture, homeostasis regulation, nutrition, sleep and the autonomic nervous system. Based on this information, now may be a good time to re-think primary ACL injury prevention strategies with greater use of modified sport training, improved active recovery that includes well-planned nutrition, and healthy sleep patterns. The scientific rationale behind the efficacy of regenerative orthobiologics and concomitant therapies for primary ACL injury prevention in youth and adolescent athletes are also discussed.

Dynamics of belonging amid geographical immobility: a longitudinal analysis of youth trajectories in rural Australia

ABSTRACT Our analysis of young people who have stayed in rural communities contributes to a ‘relational turn' in youth studies that rejects substantialist approaches to make visible the range of relationships beyond simply educational qualifications and employment that inform youth life projects. This relational turn recognises that ‘youth' is a product of classificatory struggles that become routinised into taken for granted concepts. Our analysis challenges the tendency to see geographical mobility as a normative component of contemporary youth transitions; and rejects the assumption that geographical immobility for rural youth is necessarily associated with disadvantage. Drawing on Yuval Davis' concept of belonging we use longitudinal survey and interview data from rural Australians that left school in 2006 and who stayed in rural locations. Drawing on this data we employ a biographical approach that focuses on their everyday practices and narratives of life projects to explore the dynamics of belonging to place and community over time. Our qualitative analysis of youth narratives supports a relational analysis of belonging to reveal significant similarities between the life projects of rural ‘stayers’ and those who moved to urban areas emphasising belonging through relationships to place, work, family and friends and the personal recognition these elements bring.

The effect of childhood socioeconomic status on youth investment risk tolerance: Based on the life history theory perspective

This study based on the life history theory discusses how childhood socioeconomic status (SES)11Socioeconomic status is referred as SES hereafter. affects youth investment risk tolerance and proposes a moderated mediation model to examine the mediating role of life history strategies and the moderating effect of financial literacy. Based on a survey of Chinese youth, we found that childhood SES has a significant positive effect on youth investment risk tolerance and life history strategies mediate the relationship between childhood SES and investment risk tolerance. Furthermore, financial literacy not only moderates the positive relationship between childhood SES and investment risk tolerance but also moderates the indirect effect of childhood SES on investment risk tolerance through life history strategies. Specifically, the positive effect of childhood SES on investment risk tolerance through life history strategies is weakened in youth with greater financial literacy.

Maintaining a gluten-free diet is associated with quality of life in youths with type 1 diabetes and celiac disease

AimConflicting findings have been reported on whether in youths, the double diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and celiac disease (CD) substantially impacts quality of life QoL, compared to subjects with T1D only.MethodsIn this study, 86 youths with double diagnosis and their parents were compared to 167 subjects with T1D only. QoL was assessed through the KINDL questionnaire. Anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies and dietary interviews evaluated the degree of maintaining a gluten-free diet (GFD).ResultsWe found that having CD in addition to T1D has little effect on overall QoL. However, analysis of the degree of maintaining GFD revealed significantly lower total QoL scores in groups with T1D + CD not strictly maintaining GFD compared to T1D only (p = 0.0014). The multivariable linear regression model confirmed the importance of maintaining GFD on QoL in subjects (p = 0.0066) and parents (p = 0.023).ConclusionThe coexistence of T1D and CD and the adoption of a GFD resulted in poor QoL levels, as in youth as in their parents, when difficulties implementing the GFD are present. Psychological support should consider the importance of maintaining GFD not only to prevent potential complications in the future but also to improve actual QoL in different subdomains.

A Systematic Review on the Effects of PTSD Associated Alcohol Abuse on Social Economic Status among Youth Living in Kiambu County, Kenya

The deeply rooted issue of alcohol abuse in Kenya continues to negatively impact the well-being of the youth population. In a study conducted in 2018, an estimated 45–50% of alcohol-abusing youth in Kiambu County had post-traumatic stress disorder. The main purpose of this paper is to review and synthesize existing literature articles on the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-associated alcohol abuse in Kenya’s context. The review shows that PSTD related to alcohol abuse, though not well studied in Kenya, is a real challenge facing the youth. It affects their learning processes as well as their transition to colleges and other higher education institutions. Alcohol abuse also affects employment prospects for youth and leads to impoverishment. It also challenges the productivity and entrepreneurial capacities of these youth, leading to further impoverishment and reduced socioeconomic prospects. On the basis of these findings, it is pertinent to come up with psychosocial support mechanisms for alcohol abusers suffering from PSTD. The government should establish funding strategies for the rehabilitation of PSTD-affected youth. Also, government empowerment programs in Kenya should factor in mechanisms for ensuring that youth with PSTD-related alcohol abuse can access funding to enhance their socioeconomic status.

The role of peer social relationships in psychological distress and quality of life among adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a longitudinal study

BackgroundAdolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus suffer from diabetes distress and poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) since living with the condition that differentiates them from their peers. The present study investigated the effects of peer support and stress on diabetes distress and HRQOL and whether positive coping mediated the effects.MethodsWe used a prospective study design. A total of 201 adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus from 20 cities in 4 provinces were recruited.Participants complete two separate surveys at approximately 18-month intervals. The scales employed at both Time 1 and Time 2 included the Diabetes-Specific Peer Support Measure, Diabetes Stress Questionnaire for Youths, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, 5-item Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale, and the Diabetes Quality of Life for Youth scale.ResultsBaseline peer stress directly predicted diabetes distress and HRQOL at 18 months, even controlling for age, gender, and peer support. However, the direct effect of baseline peer support on 18-month diabetes distress and HRQOL was insignificant. Baseline peer support indirectly affected diabetes distress and HRQOL at 18 months through positive coping, indicating that positive coping plays a mediating role.ConclusionThe findings suggest that peer social relationships, especially peer stress, and positive coping are promising intervention targets for adolescents facing challenges in psychosocial adaptation.

A good enough grip on life in youth

An increasingly large number of Western youth suffer from impaired general well-being and mental health. This is not least compounded by inappropriate use of psychological concepts and methods. They are trying to get a grip on life by, first of all, using psychology in a psychologizing way, which – contrary to the intention – creates an impaired image of one’s self and life, and which is nonpractical, because it is difficult to operationalize and does not point towards what actually can be done to get a good enough grip on own and common life. In this article, we discuss the danger of this inclination for psychologizing and introduce a psychological method which may avoid the psychologizing pitfalls. A research study is presented showing whether high school students can make use of the method, as well as the effect of their use of the method regarding mental health in the form of experienced stress, general well-being, and sense of coherence in life.

Urban transformations, youth aspirations, and education in India

ABSTRACT Rapid urbanisation and demographic transition have significant implications for India, making it one of the largest urban agglomerations and youngest nations in the world. Each of these involves complex and multilayered changes, specially with neo-liberal transformations leaving their impact on youth lives, aspirations, and culture. While the ‘urban’ remains the site for realising youth aspirations, neo-liberal transformations of this space are such that youth face many barriers in realising their dreams for a secure future. This includes enhanced social exclusions of youth from marginalised social castes and from rural areas. Also, there is the domination of a globalised middle- class in cities that now aspire to be aesthetic world-class spaces. The assertive middle class also brings in cultures of conspicuous consumption from which the youth from marginalised social backgrounds are somewhat disconnected. In the midst of these transformations, the central question this volume seeks to explore is about the life experiences, aspirations, trajectories of social mobility and agency of youth in India.

PSYCHOLOGICAL CULTURE OF MODERN YOUTH: THREATS AND PROBLEMS OF VIRTUAL SOCIAL SPACE

The essence of such concepts as "information culture", "information literacy" and "information worldview" is considered. The conclusion is made about the high level of penetration of information technologies into the lives of modern youth, but the insufficient level of information literacy and information worldview among young people. Based on a quantitative sociological study, the key threats to modern youth arising in the information space are identified. Among the most acute problems for modern youth, we have attributed: Internet addiction of young people, the rupture of real social ties and their substitution with virtual connections, loss of personal freedom, leakage of personal information, involvement in criminal and destructive groups through the Internet. It was noted that the more actively virtual space replaces real social connections, the newer threats are recorded in the Internet space. It has been established that criminal work on the Internet is especially active against teenagers. It is determined that the level of information culture among young people is correlated with age. The younger the respondents, the lower their level of information culture. It is concluded that social norms in the virtual space lag behind specific practices. Thus, modern society needs to more actively develop rules and norms of behavior in a new environment for it -the virtual space. The recommendation is given to develop the norms of information culture and cultural competencies among young people more actively. Educational programs should include issues of information literacy, including information security. All organizations working with young people need to step up their efforts toraise awareness of personal information security issues, especially among young people.

Abstract MP57: Universal and Targeted Lipid Screening in Youth Living With Overweight or Obesity

Background: Current NHLBI Expert Panel guidelines recommend universal screening once between 9-11 years and, again, between 17-21 years. Targeted screening is recommended for 2 years and older with a) obesity, or b) overweight AND personal or family history of obesity-related co-morbidities. The present study compares compliance with current lipid screening guidelines by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES). Methods: Using electronic health record data for n=300,776 youth between 2 and 17 years of age from Kaiser Permanente Southern California and a BMI-for-age >=85 th percentile, HR for the ordering of a lipid screening according to the current guidelines were calculated for both, universal screening and targeted screening at any age for children living with obesity with and without comorbid conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and adjusted for age, sex, BMI-for-age class (overweight, moderate obesity between 95 th and 1.2 x 95 th percentile, obesity >= 1.2 x 95 th percentile of BMI-for-age), and comorbid conditions (diabetes, hypertension, and NAFLD). Results: The average age of the cohort was 8.6 (SD 5.7) years with 49.4% Hispanic, 25.0% White, 7.3% Black, and 9.3% Asian/Pacific Islander youth, 19.8% with state-subsidized insurance. Of these, 13.2 of youth lived with obesity between 95 th and 1.2 x 95 th percentile, and 5.2% >= 1.2 x 95 th percentile of BMI-for-age. For 43.1% of youth, a universal lipid screening was ordered as recommended. The aHR for universal screening was 1.23 (1.21-1.26) for Hispanic, 1.15 (1.11-1.19) for Black, 1.27 (1.23, 1.31) for Asian/PI youth compared to white youth, 1.05 (1.03-1.07) for youth with state-subsidized insurance compared to those without. Among youth living with obesity, targeted screening was ordered as recommended for 38.1% of youth with 23.8%, 68.1%, and 61.6% for 2-8, 9-17, and 15-17 year olds respectively. The aHR for targeted screening was 1.58 (1.58-1.61) for youth living with obesity >= 1.2 x 95 th percentile of BMI-for-age compared to those between 95 th and 1.2 x 95 th percentile, 1.08 (1.06-1.10) for youth with state-subsidized insurance compared to those without, 1.57 (1.49-1.65) for youth with diabetes, and 1.11 (1.04-1.20) for youth with NAFLD compared to those without. The aHR for targeted screening did not vary by race/ethnicity. Conclusions: In this integrated health care system, universal and targeted screening missed about 50% of youth living with overweight or obesity. While universal screening rates were higher for minority youth and lower SES, targeted screening rates were driven by obesity severity and comorbid conditions than race or SES.

Mind-Body Interventions for Youth with Chronic Medical Conditions: A Scoping Review of the Literature.

Background and purpose: Little is known about the applicability, utilization, and effectiveness of mind-body interventions (MBIs) for conditions that are not predominantly pain, neoplastic, or psychiatric, particularly in pediatric patients. This scoping review describes research pertaining to such interventions in youth with nonpain, noncancer, and nonpsychiatric predominant chronic medical conditions. Methods: Searches of EBSCO CINAHL, Elsevier Scopus, Ovid for MEDLINE, and Ovid PsycInfo were conducted to investigate MBIs in youth under 18 years of age with nonpain, noncancer, and nonpsychiatric predominant chronic medical conditions. Articles published between 2010 and 2020 were included. Abstracts were screened by three authors for inclusion, and disagreements were resolved by a designated author. Selected full-text articles were divided among all authors for review of study quality, intervention feasibility and acceptability, and effectiveness. Results: The search yielded 1010 titles with 15 meeting the final inclusion criteria, studying a total of 641 youth. Participants ranged in age from 6 to 19 years (included studies had data on participants <18 years reported separately); 61.5% were female (n = 394) and 38.5% were male (n = 247). The two most common conditions studied were asthma and irritable bowel syndrome, with yoga being the most popular intervention. Overall, MBIs showed promising preliminary evidence for improving symptoms and quality of life in youth with chronic medical conditions. Conclusion: MBIs have been successfully delivered and show promise in symptom palliation and quality of life improvement for youth with a variety of chronic medical conditions. More data from high-quality randomized controlled trials are needed to further characterize the effectiveness of specific modalities for specific conditions.

The influence of sports games as a means of recreation and health activity on the physical fitness of students of 1-2 courses of vocational education

The article examines the content of students' recreational and health activities. An analysis of specialized literature on the selected problem was carried out. The relevance of this topic is substantiated. The importance and place of health and recreation technologies in ensuring the quality of life of student youth has been established. Recreational health activities are the restoration of a person's physical and psychological state. It has been proven by many specialists that sports games as a means of physical activity have a number of advantages due to their emotionality, accessibility and health-recreational effect, which is due to the impact on the physical and psycho-emotional sphere of students of higher education institutions. Sports games, in addition to the health-improving effect, change the activity environment, which is accompanied by various situations and movements, bring pleasure, provide active recovery, develop physical qualities. The purpose of the study is to determine the influence of sports games as a means of recreational and health-improving activities on the physical fitness of students of the 1st-2nd years of higher education. Methodology. 60 students from 1-2 courses took part in the study. We assessed the determination of students' physical fitness based on the results of 4 tests. The experiment lasted 1 semester, and the frequency of classes was 2 times a week. To ensure the objectivity of the research, several general scientific and pedagogical methods were used: analysis and synthesis of scientific literature on the selected problem; pedagogical methods and methods of statistical data processing. Conclusions. A pedagogical experiment was conducted, which made it possible to determine the effectiveness of the use of modern technologies of physical recreation, and especially sports games as a means of improving the physical fitness of students of 1-2 courses who attended physical education classes.