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PROFILING OF UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA STUDENTS ACCORDING TO THEIR EXERCISE PARTICIPATION MOTIVES

Introduction. Main research objective is analysis of the grouping of the students of the University of Ljubljana, with respect to the intensity of different types of exercise participation motives, to their gender, type and year of the study, level of physical activity, status of physical education class, organization of physical activities during study and place of residence. Methods. Data were collected using personal data sheets during enrolling students in the University of Ljubljana. Students completed The Exercise Motivations Inventory (EMI-2), with additional data about socio-demographic parameters. Results. 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. 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. Conclusion. 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.), what provide a guide for the explanation of the results obtained, but also for practical implications.

cluster analysis, motivation, university students, Slovenia

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