Academic Performance and Physical Activities as Positive Factors for Life Satisfaction among University Students

Life satisfaction influences sustainable personal growth among students by ensuring that they more firmly apply themselves in their education. Universities represent an environment where students may improve their life satisfaction through better academic performance and being engaged in extracurric...

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Published in:Sustainability 2021-01, Vol.13 (2), p.497
Main Authors: Slavinski, Teodora, Bjelica, Dragan, Pavlović, Dejana, Vukmirović, Valentina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Anxiety
Body mass index
Education
Environmental education
Extracurricular activities
Hypotheses
Influence
Learning
Perceptions
Physical activity
Stress
Students
Sustainability
University students
Young adults
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Summary:Life satisfaction influences sustainable personal growth among students by ensuring that they more firmly apply themselves in their education. Universities represent an environment where students may improve their life satisfaction through better academic performance and being engaged in extracurricular sport. This study evaluates life satisfaction (LS) among university students, 18 to 28 years of age to confirm whether academic performance, involvement in sports and physical activity are factors relating to higher levels of LS among university students. The study uses the Brief Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale. Over a three-year timeframe, a questionnaire was administered to a sample of 875 students across areas of study in institutions of higher education in Serbia. The data were analyzed using Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests. LS among students is found to be significantly improved under the following conditions: removing the burden to pay for one’s tuition, having a better Grade Point Average (GPA) as well as being involved in sport. Moreover, the optimum level of physical activity to positively affect LS is found to be four to five hours a week.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su13020497