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Quality of Life Determinants in Professional Athletes
Paweł F. Nowak
Opole University of Technology: Politechnika Opolska
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0762-5447
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Background
The study attempted to answer the question whether the type of practiced sport (individual, team) is a determinant of quality of life in athletes. The study was also intended to identify quality of life determinants in karate practitioners and team sports players from among such socio-cultural variables as age, gender, marital status, financial situation, education, and types of health behaviors.
Methods
The study involved 110 Polish players of team sports and 90 martial arts practitioners. All competitors had high sporting achievements.
A Paper-and-Pen Interview questionnaire was used as a standardized survey method. The Inventory of Health Behaviors by Z. Juczyński was used to evaluate respondents’ health behaviors. The Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale by R. A. Cummins was used to measure the quality of life in its objective and subjective components, covering seven domains: material well-being, health, productivity, intimacy, safety, community and emotional well-being.
Results
The assumed research model proved to be statistically significant. However, of the many quality of life predictors only three proved to be statistically significant: proper dietary habits, positive mental attitude and athletes’ gender. It turned out that men are statistically more likely to achieve a higher quality of life than women. The type of practiced sport did not turn out to be a quality of life determinant.
Conclusions
The results of the present study shows that it is necessary to intensify activities constituting the educational framework of athletes’ training, including the activities of specialists in the area of pro-health behaviors: nutritionists, psychologists, health promoters, as it increases the chances of improving athletes’ overall quality of life.
Keywords
quality of life, professional athletes, health behaviors
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Research article
Quality of Life Determinants in Professional Athletes
Paweł F. Nowak
Opole University of Technology: Politechnika Opolska
Corresponding Author
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0762-5447
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CURRENT STATUS: Under Revision
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Editorial decision: Major revision
On 11 Jan, 2021
Review #2 received
Received 27 Dec, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 09 Dec, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 27 Nov, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 04 Nov, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 22 Sep, 2020
Editor invited
On 18 Sep, 2020
Editor assigned
On 14 Sep, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 13 Sep, 2020
First submitted
On 11 Sep, 2020
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Background
The study attempted to answer the question whether the type of practiced sport (individual, team) is a determinant of quality of life in athletes. The study was also intended to identify quality of life determinants in karate practitioners and team sports players from among such socio-cultural variables as age, gender, marital status, financial situation, education, and types of health behaviors.
Methods
The study involved 110 Polish players of team sports and 90 martial arts practitioners. All competitors had high sporting achievements.
A Paper-and-Pen Interview questionnaire was used as a standardized survey method. The Inventory of Health Behaviors by Z. Juczyński was used to evaluate respondents’ health behaviors. The Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale by R. A. Cummins was used to measure the quality of life in its objective and subjective components, covering seven domains: material well-being, health, productivity, intimacy, safety, community and emotional well-being.
Results
The assumed research model proved to be statistically significant. However, of the many quality of life predictors only three proved to be statistically significant: proper dietary habits, positive mental attitude and athletes’ gender. It turned out that men are statistically more likely to achieve a higher quality of life than women. The type of practiced sport did not turn out to be a quality of life determinant.
Conclusions
The results of the present study shows that it is necessary to intensify activities constituting the educational framework of athletes’ training, including the activities of specialists in the area of pro-health behaviors: nutritionists, psychologists, health promoters, as it increases the chances of improving athletes’ overall quality of life.
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