Self-Assessment of Physical Fitness and Health versus Motivational Value of Physical Activity Goals in People Practicing Fitness, Football, Martial Arts and Wheelchair Rugby

Katarzyna Kotarska, Celina Timoszyk-Tomczak, Leonard Nowak, Katarzyna Sygit (), Izabela Gąska and Maria Alicja Nowak
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Katarzyna Kotarska: Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, University of Szczecin, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Celina Timoszyk-Tomczak: Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology, University of Szczecin, 71-017 Szczecin, Poland
Leonard Nowak: Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, University of Szczecin, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Katarzyna Sygit: Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
Izabela Gąska: Faculty of Medical Science, Jan Grodek State University, 38-500 Sanok, Poland
Maria Alicja Nowak: Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, University of Szczecin, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-14

Abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between self-assessment of physical fitness and health, and the motivational role of physical activity goals in people, depending on their sports discipline. The study included 470 men and 218 women, aged 18–45, from western and southern Poland. The respondents practiced sports recreationally (fitness—F), competitively (football—FB, martial arts—MA), and for rehabilitation and sports purposes (wheelchair rugby—R). The standardized questionnaire for the motivational role of physical activity goals ( Inventory of Physical Activity Objectives , IPAO) by Lipowski and Zaleski and the authors’ questionnaire on lifestyle were used. In the statistical analyses, non-parametric statistics were used. Individuals with very high and high self-assessment of their physical fitness and very good self-assessment of health achieved higher scores on the motivational value scale, time management, motivational conflict and multidimensionality of physical activity goals ( p < 0.05). Respondents who assessed their health as very good achieved lower results on the perseverance scale, compared to those who assessed their health as good or poor. Self-assessment of physical fitness had a positive, high and moderate correlation with the self-assessment of health in people practicing wheelchair rugby, fitness, football and martial arts (r = 0.61; r = 0.52; r = 0.41; r = 0.40, respectively). Correlations were found between the motivational role and time management in people practicing fitness (r = 0.81), football (r = 0.66) and martial arts (r = 0.45), and multidimensionality of goals in those practicing fitness (r = 0.65) and martial arts (r = 0.42) Wheelchair rugby players scored the highest on all KCAF scales (except for motivational conflict). Self-assessment of physical fitness of wheelchair rugby players and fitness practitioners was negatively correlated with time management (r = −0.68; r = −0.49), multidimensionality of goals (r = −0.51; r = −0.49) and motivational values (r = −0.43; r = −0.43). The demonstrated relationships indicated that there was a need to strengthen the self-esteem and motivation for physical activity, promoting perseverance, the ability to focus on the implementation of one’s goals and prioritizing the goals among people practicing various sports disciplines.

Keywords: self-esteem; self-assessment; physical fitness; health; physical activity goals; motivation; IPAO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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