<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0014_s_006_w2aab2b8b9b1b7b1aab1c15b1Aa"><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The main research objective is the analysis of the grouping of the students of the University of Ljubljana, with respect to the intensity of different types of exercise participation motives, their gender, discipline and year of study, level of physical activity, status of physical education class, organization of physical activities during study, and place of residence.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0014_s_007_w2aab2b8b9b1b7b1aab1c15b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>Data were collected using personal data sheets during enrolling students at the University of Ljubljana. Students completed The Exercise Motivations Inventory (EMI-2), with additional data about sociodemographic parameters.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0014_s_008_w2aab2b8b9b1b7b1aab1c15b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>The results reveal that the students could be grouped in three distinctive clusters, which can be very clearly explained in terms of the prevalence of exercise participation motives in general. The students grouped in the first cluster have the lowest average values (means) in all exercise participation motives. The students grouped in the second cluster have the profile with moderate means in all exercise participation motives, while the students grouped in the third cluster have the profile with the highest means in all exercise participation motives.</p></sec><sec id="j_sjph-2017-0014_s_009_w2aab2b8b9b1b7b1aab1c15b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The results indicate overall higher motivation for physical activity in men. All the sub-samples are different in their relevant features used in clustering (e.g., male students are dominant in life sciences, etc.), which provide a guide both for the explanation of the results obtained and for practical implications.</p></sec></abstract>

IntroductionThe main research objective is the analysis of the grouping of the students of the University of Ljubljana, with respect to the intensity of different types of exercise participation motives, their gender, discipline and year of study, level of physical activity, status of physical education class, organization of physical activities during study, and place of residence.MethodsData were collected using personal data sheets during enrolling students at the University of Ljubljana. Students completed The Exercise Motivations Inventory (EMI-2), with additional data about sociodemographic parameters.ResultsThe results reveal that the students could be grouped in three distinctive clusters, which can be very clearly explained in terms of the prevalence of exercise participation motives in general. The students grouped in the first cluster have the lowest average values (means) in all exercise participation motives. The students grouped in the second cluster have the profile with moderate means in all exercise participation motives, while the students grouped in the third cluster have the profile with the highest means in all exercise participation motives.ConclusionsThe results indicate overall higher motivation for physical activity in men. All the sub-samples are different in their relevant features used in clustering (e.g., male students are dominant in life sciences, etc.), which provide a guide both for the explanation of the results obtained and for practical implications.

The profiling of university of Ljubljana students according to their motives for exercise participation

University of Ljubljana, Kongresni trg 12, 1000 Ljubljana,

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sport, Gortanova 22, 1000 Ljubljana,

Institute for Anthropological Research, Gajeva 32, 10000 Zagreb,

Slovenian Journal of Public Health

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PROFILIRANJE ŠTUDENTOV UNIVERZE V LJUBLJANI GLEDE NA NJIHOV MOTIV ZA SODELOVANJE PRI ŠPORTNI VADBI

IntroductionThe main research objective is the analysis of the grouping of the students of the University of Ljubljana, with respect to the intensity of...

The profiling of university of Ljubljana students according to their motives for exercise participation

Article Category: Original scientific article

Published Online: Feb 26, 2017

Page range: 107 - 114

Received: Aug 15, 2015

Accepted: Sep 14, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2017-0014

Keywords
cluster analysis, motivation, university students, Slovenia

© National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The profiling of university of Ljubljana students according to their motives for exercise participation

Article Category: Original scientific article

Published Online: Feb 26, 2017

Page range: 107 - 114

Received: Aug 15, 2015

Accepted: Sep 14, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2017-0014

Keywordscluster analysis, motivation, university students, Slovenia

© National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cluster analysis, motivation, university students, Slovenia