Zachowania zdrowotne a samoocena w grupie młodych dorosłych
Authors:   Szkoła Doktorska, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Soroń Małgorzata , Dudziak Jadwiga ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Gancarz Katarzyna ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Lechoniewicz Martyna ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Ostrowska Alicja ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Skiba Klaudia ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Szajowska Paulina ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Szymbara Kinga ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Warchoł Monika ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Waszczuk Bartosz ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Więcek Alicja ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Wilk Angelika ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Woźniak Sylwia ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Zubel Wioleta ,   Student fizjoterapii, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, Perenc Lidia ,   Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski
Published: January 2024

Introduction: Health-promoting behaviors include: taking up physical activity or using a proper diet. Self-esteem is developed in young adults. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of selected health behaviors on self-esteem in young adults. Material and method: The research was conducted in 2020 among students of physiotherapy and their friends. The inclusion criteria for the study are the age from 18 to 35 years and consent to participate in the study. The survey included questions about age, gender, place of residence, BMI, as well as questions about eating habits (KomPAN questionnaire), level of physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnaire, IPAQ) and self-assessment (SES Self-Assessment Scale). The questionnaire was completed by 130 persons: 57 men (44%) and 73 women (56%). The average age of the respondents was 24.9+/-2.7 years. 32 (24.6%) respondents lived in the countryside, 44 (33.8%) lived in a city with less than 20 thousand inhabitants, 23 (7.7%) – in the city with a population of 20-100 thousand inhabitants, and 31 (23.9%) – in a city with more than 100 thousand. It was considered whether: gender, age, place of residence, BMI, eating habits, level of physical activity differentiated the level of self-esteem in young adults. The following tests were used: the rank correlation of Spearman, Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis. The multiple comparison test was used as a post-hoc test for the Anova test. Results: The following results were obtained for particular parameters: BMI 23+/-3 kg/m 2 , level of physical activity 1087.4+/-310 MET, pro- health diet index 19.6+/-9.6 points, unhealthy diet index 17.8+/-6.9 points, self-esteem level 23.3+/-2.9 points (6.2+/-0.8 sten). A positive correlation between the SES score and the age of the respondents was demonstrated in the point (p = 0.011) and sten (p = 0.016) results, higher scores on the SES were achieved by older respondents. The SES scale scores, both point scores (p=0.047) and sten scores (p=0.018), were not equal among respondents from different places of residence. The results on the SES scale of respondents living in a city with less than 20,000 inhabitants were on average higher than the results of those living in the countryside. Conclusion: Among the considered factors, the place of residence and age differentiate the level of self-esteem among young adults.