Selected Healthy Behaviors and Quality of Life in People Who Practice Combat Sports and Martial Arts.

摘要: Background: The quality of life a society is conditioned by many factors, and depends, among other things, on preferred behavior patterns. Combat sports (CS) martial arts (MA) have special educational potential in the area shaping positive patterns transmitting moral values which could help reduce aggression society. aim work was to determine relationship between health behaviors people who practice combat (CS MA) recreationally, addition practicing sports, as competitors at master level. Methods: research embraced 543 arts. Three groups were selected: recreational (n = 362), reconciled various 115), practiced or level 66). average age respondents 24.49 ± 7.82. standardized WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire another for lifestyle survey applied. Kruskal-Wallis test used compare several independent samples. In case determining statistical significance differences Mann-Whitney employed, qualitative data analyses trait frequency independence chi-square used. effect size calculated each ( E R 2 , rg, Cramer's V). value p ≤ 0.05 assumed be statistically significant. Results: highest (in physical, psychological environmental domains) characteristic competitors, only They also displayed most health-oriented behaviors. surprising results were: lower assessment nondrinkers nonsmokers, higher overweight. Conclusions: We found correlations CS MA, behaviours scores self-evaluation, particularly where practitioners are exclusively focused MA these competitive Our findings thus support growing evidence that an effective means improving people's life. Future needs clarify whether can recommended non-competitive improve their subjective