Analysis on the current situation and influencing factors of college students’ participation in physical exercise in Jiangsu / 中国学校卫生

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Objective@#To understand the current situation and influencing factors of college students’ participation in physical exercise in Jiangsu Province, and to provide reference for promoting the healthy development of college students’ physique.@*Methods@#A questionnaire survey was conducted among 2 643 college students in 12 universities in Jiangsu Province.@*Results@#Only 2.3%(60/2 643) of college students attended physical education classes more than 3 hours a week, 29.9%(790/2 643) of them participated in physical exercise more than 3 times a week, 14.8%(391/2 643) of them participated in physical exercise more than 1 hour a day, and 23.0%(609/2 643) of them mastered more than 3 sports skills. Among the items, 45.7%(1 208/2 643) of the college students did not participate in sports associations, 17.8%(471/2 643) of the college students participated in sports social organizations such as off-campus sports clubs; 40.1%(1 059/2 643) of the students thought that the content of physical education curriculum lacked interest. About 31.9%(845/2 643) of the students did not like the physical education teachers or their teaching methods; 19.4%(514/2 643) of the students thought that they lacked sports venues or equipment; 21.1%(558/2 643) of the students thought that physical exercise had no effect on learning, and 28.9%(764/2 643) of the students thought that physical exercise had no effect on learning. The students thought that physical education curriculum and related activities had no effect on employment. About 17.1%(451/2 643) of the students thought that the performance of physical education did not affect the evaluation and progress; The present situation of college students’participation in physical exercise and the reasons for their dislike of physical exercise are different in gender, grade and region(P<0.05); single factor Logistic regression analysis showed that gender, grade, place and so on. The lack of interesting contents, dislike of PE teachers’ teaching methods, lack of sports venues or equipment were the influencing factors of college students’ participation in physical exercise in Jiangsu Province(P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#The current situation of college students’ participation in physical exercise in Jiangsu Province is not optimistic. To promote college students’participation in physical exercise needs the co-operation of society, schools and individuals.