RT Journal Article
T1 Dimensions of Leisure and Perceived Health in Young University Students
A1 Andrés Villas, Montserrat
A1 Díaz Milanés, Diego
A1 Remesa Cobreros, Raquel
A1 Vélez Toral, Mercedes
A1 Pérez Moreno, Pedro Juan
AB The aim of this study was to analyze the main leisure habits of students at the University ofHuelva and the relationship with perceived health by grouping the various activities into components whilst also evaluating possible gender di erences. The sample was selected through random cluster sampling and was composed of 903 students from various courses and degrees. Of the sample, 73.8% were female and 26.2% were male, with a mean age of 20.82 years. The participants responded to items measuring perceived health and the inventory of leisure activities extracted from the INJUVE (Spanish Youth Observatory) survey. The results obtained o ered a solution of four components, grouping the activities into passive leisure, festive leisure, sports–competitive leisure and cultural leisure. Passive leisure was the most practiced and cultural leisure the least practiced. Statistically significant di erences were observed between men and women in terms of the sports–competitive component and in the perception of health. In addition, a direct relationship was found between the sports–competitive dimension and health perception. These results support the existence of a “techno-active” profile in males and should be considered in the creation of university policies linked to health promotion or the prevention of risk behaviors.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601 (electrónico)
YR 2020
FD 2020-11-25
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19216
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19216
LA eng
NO Andrés-Villas, M.; Díaz-Milanés, D.; Remesal-Cobreros, R.; Vélez-Toral, M.; Pérez-Moreno, P.J. Dimensions of Leisure and Perceived Health in Young University Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 8750.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238750
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026