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sical activity and stress management in nursing students otrok in mladostnik – okolje | child and adolescent - environment
Darja Potočnik1, Erika Povšnar2
1Clinic Golnik, Golnik 36, 4204 Golnik, Slovenia
2Health Centre Kranj, Gosposvetska ulica 9, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia
Introduction: Physical activity (PA) has been recognized as one of the most ef-
fective stress managing techniques. For students it is crucial to acknowledge
the effects of PA, since their target group has been contemporary identified as
being under the strong influence of stress.
Methods: Our survey was based on descriptive non-experimental quantitative
research method. A structured questionnaire was employed for data collec-
tion by students of Secondary School of Nursing in Ljubljana and Angela Boškin
Faculty of Health Care in Jesenice in the time frame of March and May, 2017.
Purpose sampling included 61 persons of full age at the secondary school and
98 faculty students and reached 79.5 % level of realisation.
Results: Our respondents mostly carry out PA as they believe it reduces their
tension (M = 4.27; SD = 0.98). 78.7 % high school students and 91.8 % faculty
students find it easier to manage everyday stressful situations this way. Based
on our purpose sample, we can confirm that PA significantly reduces the occur-
rence of mental (rs = 0.174; p = 0.029) and behavioural (rs = 0.193; p = 0.015)
stress symptoms.
Discussion: Students acknowledge PA as beneficial stress management option
and as mood lifter, whereas employing it in their daily practices. It would be
recommendable to additionally motivate students in this field, to equip them
with practical and theoretical knowledge and to provide supportive circum-
stances for their regular PA in their educational surroundings.
Keywords: health care, education, adolescence, stress, physical activity
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Darja Potočnik1, Erika Povšnar2
1Clinic Golnik, Golnik 36, 4204 Golnik, Slovenia
2Health Centre Kranj, Gosposvetska ulica 9, 4000 Kranj, Slovenia
Introduction: Physical activity (PA) has been recognized as one of the most ef-
fective stress managing techniques. For students it is crucial to acknowledge
the effects of PA, since their target group has been contemporary identified as
being under the strong influence of stress.
Methods: Our survey was based on descriptive non-experimental quantitative
research method. A structured questionnaire was employed for data collec-
tion by students of Secondary School of Nursing in Ljubljana and Angela Boškin
Faculty of Health Care in Jesenice in the time frame of March and May, 2017.
Purpose sampling included 61 persons of full age at the secondary school and
98 faculty students and reached 79.5 % level of realisation.
Results: Our respondents mostly carry out PA as they believe it reduces their
tension (M = 4.27; SD = 0.98). 78.7 % high school students and 91.8 % faculty
students find it easier to manage everyday stressful situations this way. Based
on our purpose sample, we can confirm that PA significantly reduces the occur-
rence of mental (rs = 0.174; p = 0.029) and behavioural (rs = 0.193; p = 0.015)
stress symptoms.
Discussion: Students acknowledge PA as beneficial stress management option
and as mood lifter, whereas employing it in their daily practices. It would be
recommendable to additionally motivate students in this field, to equip them
with practical and theoretical knowledge and to provide supportive circum-
stances for their regular PA in their educational surroundings.
Keywords: health care, education, adolescence, stress, physical activity
209
