Perceived and measured physical fitness of police students
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2020
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Kukić, FilipLockie, Robert G.
Vesković, Ana
Petrović, Nikola
Subošić, Dane
Spasić, Danijela
Paspalj, Darko
Vulin, Lazar
Koropanovski, Nenad
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The physical fitness of police officers needs to support good health and physical performance. Physical fitness comprises a considerable amount of training for police students who are to become police officers. However, to what degree police students are able to perceive their fitness level and differentiate between health-related and performance-related physical fitness is unknown. Therefore, the first aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of differentiation between health-related and performance-related physical fitness using physical self-concept and measured indicators of physical fitness. The second aim of this study was to investigate the association between components of physical self-concept and measured indicators of physical fitness of police students. The sample of 177 police students of both sexes (98 males and 79 females) completed a 40-item physical self-description questionnaire and their physical abilities were assessed for handgrip strength, standing lon...g jump, 30 s sit-ups, and 12-min running. Principal component analysis established health-related and performance-related physical fitness from both perceived and measured physical fitness measures. Correlation analysis revealed a significant relationship between the perceived and measured physical fitness. Results suggest small to moderate ability to recognize the level of certain physical abilities, indicating the association between psychological mechanisms and biological functioning.
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fitness testing / recruits / tactical fitness / trainee assessmentSource:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19-10-2020, 17, 20, 7628-Publisher:
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JakovTY - JOUR AU - Kukić, Filip AU - Lockie, Robert G. AU - Vesković, Ana AU - Petrović, Nikola AU - Subošić, Dane AU - Spasić, Danijela AU - Paspalj, Darko AU - Vulin, Lazar AU - Koropanovski, Nenad PY - 2020-10-19 UR - http://jakov.kpu.edu.rs/handle/123456789/1388 AB - The physical fitness of police officers needs to support good health and physical performance. Physical fitness comprises a considerable amount of training for police students who are to become police officers. However, to what degree police students are able to perceive their fitness level and differentiate between health-related and performance-related physical fitness is unknown. Therefore, the first aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of differentiation between health-related and performance-related physical fitness using physical self-concept and measured indicators of physical fitness. The second aim of this study was to investigate the association between components of physical self-concept and measured indicators of physical fitness of police students. The sample of 177 police students of both sexes (98 males and 79 females) completed a 40-item physical self-description questionnaire and their physical abilities were assessed for handgrip strength, standing long jump, 30 s sit-ups, and 12-min running. Principal component analysis established health-related and performance-related physical fitness from both perceived and measured physical fitness measures. Correlation analysis revealed a significant relationship between the perceived and measured physical fitness. Results suggest small to moderate ability to recognize the level of certain physical abilities, indicating the association between psychological mechanisms and biological functioning. PB - Basel : MDPI T2 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health T1 - Perceived and measured physical fitness of police students VL - 17 IS - 20 SP - 7628 DO - 10.3390/ijerph17207628 ER -
@article{ author = "Kukić, Filip and Lockie, Robert G. and Vesković, Ana and Petrović, Nikola and Subošić, Dane and Spasić, Danijela and Paspalj, Darko and Vulin, Lazar and Koropanovski, Nenad", year = "2020-10-19", abstract = "The physical fitness of police officers needs to support good health and physical performance. Physical fitness comprises a considerable amount of training for police students who are to become police officers. However, to what degree police students are able to perceive their fitness level and differentiate between health-related and performance-related physical fitness is unknown. Therefore, the first aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of differentiation between health-related and performance-related physical fitness using physical self-concept and measured indicators of physical fitness. The second aim of this study was to investigate the association between components of physical self-concept and measured indicators of physical fitness of police students. The sample of 177 police students of both sexes (98 males and 79 females) completed a 40-item physical self-description questionnaire and their physical abilities were assessed for handgrip strength, standing long jump, 30 s sit-ups, and 12-min running. Principal component analysis established health-related and performance-related physical fitness from both perceived and measured physical fitness measures. Correlation analysis revealed a significant relationship between the perceived and measured physical fitness. Results suggest small to moderate ability to recognize the level of certain physical abilities, indicating the association between psychological mechanisms and biological functioning.", publisher = "Basel : MDPI", journal = "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health", title = "Perceived and measured physical fitness of police students", volume = "17", number = "20", pages = "7628", doi = "10.3390/ijerph17207628" }
Kukić, F., Lockie, R. G., Vesković, A., Petrović, N., Subošić, D., Spasić, D., Paspalj, D., Vulin, L.,& Koropanovski, N.. (2020-10-19). Perceived and measured physical fitness of police students. in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Basel : MDPI., 17(20), 7628. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207628
Kukić F, Lockie RG, Vesković A, Petrović N, Subošić D, Spasić D, Paspalj D, Vulin L, Koropanovski N. Perceived and measured physical fitness of police students. in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020;17(20):7628. doi:10.3390/ijerph17207628 .
Kukić, Filip, Lockie, Robert G., Vesković, Ana, Petrović, Nikola, Subošić, Dane, Spasić, Danijela, Paspalj, Darko, Vulin, Lazar, Koropanovski, Nenad, "Perceived and measured physical fitness of police students" in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, no. 20 (2020-10-19):7628, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207628 . .