Differences in Gender of Adolescents’ Leisure Time Satisfaction in Slovakia: Do adolescent boys participate in more physical activity than girls?

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.hsr-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/1221" target="_blank" >https://www.hsr-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/1221</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.58962/HSR.2025.11.3.6-16" target="_blank" >10.58962/HSR.2025.11.3.6-16</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Differences in Gender of Adolescents’ Leisure Time Satisfaction in Slovakia: Do adolescent boys participate in more physical activity than girls?

Original language description

Background and purposeAdolescents’ leisure time satisfaction plays an important role in development (their), influencing academic success, self-esteem, and/or well-being. Structured leisure is associated with higher satisfaction, while unstructured is associatedwith health problems (mental). Study aims to examine adolescents’ leisure time satisfaction in Slovakia; in particular,differences in gender.Material and methods20-item survey was carried out 10 weeks (January 1 – March 10, 2024), targeting 2764 Slovak adolescents (41.98% boys,and 58.02% girls) aged 17.4–17.6 years. 20-item survey, adapted for study, examined the Slovak adolescents’ leisuretime satisfaction across 5 sections; in particular, active leisure, passive leisure, education leisure, leisure caring, andsocial leisure, and by means of Assumption of Homogeneity of Variance and Independent Samples, 2-Sample T-Test, andAnova, of which the significance level (p) was 0.01 and 0.05 (Ibm Spss Modeler).ResultsAdolescent boys and girls reported moderate satisfaction in leisure time (boys: 3.44, girls: 3.48); however, significant(p) differences in gender were in specific sections of leisure. Adolescent boys reported higher satisfaction in activeleisure (2.80 vs. 2.36; p &lt; 0.01), while girls reported higher satisfaction in passive leisure (3.66 vs. 3.30; p &lt; 0.01), leisureeducation (2.66 vs. 2.46; p &lt; 0.01), leisure caring (2.56 vs. 2.36; p &lt; 0.01), and social leisure (2.30 vs. 2. 14, p &lt; 0.01).Results (our) indicate that adolescent girls derive (more) satisfaction from leisure that involve learning, nurturing, andsocial interaction.ConclusionsIt (study) highlights significant (p) differences in gender in adolescents’ leisure time satisfaction, as is shaped by socialnorms and preferences of adolescents. Adolescent boys seek autonomy and competence in active pursuits, while girlsprioritize emotional connection and engagement in social leisure and leisure caring. Results (our) emphasize needs ofgender-inclusive leisure programs that encourage diverse participation and/or address cultural (social) barriers.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30304 - Public and environmental health

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Health, sport, rehabilitation

ISSN

2520-2677

e-ISSN

2520-2685

Volume of the periodical

2025

Issue of the periodical within the volume

11

Country of publishing house

UA - UKRAINE

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

6-17

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105018499074