期刊名称：Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education and Sport/Science, Movement and Health
印刷版ISSN：1224-7359
出版年度：2015
卷号：15
期号：2
页码：570-574
语种：English
出版社：Ovidius University Press
摘要：Aim.This study aims the quality of life having self-esteem as an indicator.Self-confidence,the reaction in the face of setbacks,mobilization to achieve certain objectives are attitudes related to self-esteem.People who have an optimal self-esteem react easily to certain contingencies and mobilizes more easily in order to achieve certain goals.We want to see to what extent self-esteem is influenced by practicing physical activities and is higher in subjects participating in physical activity programs compared to subjects who do not participate in such programs and to capture the importance of an optimal self-esteem in daily life.Methods.As research method we used one of the most known instruments for evaluating self-esteem: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale,a ten item Likert scale developed in 1965 by the American sociologist Morris Rosenberg.Self-esteem is generally a stable characteristic of adults and refers to his being and overall self Rosenberg defines it as the totality of individual thoughts and feelings with reference to himself as an object.Results.We have applied the scale on a number of 56 subjects,33 of them are freshmen students and participants at physical activity programs,and 23 are master students.The results are focused on finding differences at the two categories of subjects on how people find themselves,how pleased are about them.Conclusion.The conclusions aim to encourage people to avoid sedentary lifestyle by highlighting the benefits of active lives on self-esteem and quality of life of participants in physical activity programs.
关键词：self-esteem;quality of life;physical activity programs;physical inactivity
