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Determining the Relationship Between Physical Fitness, Gender, and Life Satisfaction

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  • Kyle Busing
  • Carrie West

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Previous research has suggested a positive effect of physical activity on life satisfaction. Little research exists that has investigated the relationship between physical fitness and life satisfaction. For this purpose, this research was done to determine the relationship between physical fitness and life satisfaction in a sample of university men and women. Participants ( N = 28, M age = 22.18) completed multiple indicators of physical fitness including cardiovascular fitness, muscular fitness, body composition and flexibility, and life satisfaction (SWLS). Descriptive and one-way between-groups ANOVAs were performed to determine gender differences on measures of life satisfaction and measures of fitness. In addition, the relationship between the five health-related components of fitness and life satisfaction were investigated using Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficient. Analyses indicated there were no significant correlations between any of the health-related components of fitness and scores on the SWLS. There were significant gender differences on all physical fitness measures, except partial curl-ups, but no significant gender differences on life satisfaction. Our findings suggest that improved physical fitness does not have a relationship with higher life satisfaction measures. Further tests, utilizing larger sample sizes, are recommended.

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  • Kyle Busing & Carrie West, 2016. "Determining the Relationship Between Physical Fitness, Gender, and Life Satisfaction," SAGE Open, , vol. 6(4), pages 21582440166, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:6:y:2016:i:4:p:2158244016669974
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244016669974
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