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.
TY - JOUR
AU - Kukić, Filip
AU - Lockie, Robert G.
AU - Vesković, Ana
AU - Petrović, Nikola
AU - Subosić, Dane
AU - Spasić, Danijela
AU - Paspalj, Darko
AU - Vulin, Lazar
AU - Koropanovski, Nenad
PY - 2020
UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3203
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 - MDPI, Basel
T2 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
T1 - Perceived and Measured Physical Fitness of Police Students
IS - 20
VL - 17
DO - 10.3390/ijerph17207628
ER -
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author = "Kukić, Filip and Lockie, Robert G. and Vesković, Ana and Petrović, Nikola and Subosić, Dane and Spasić, Danijela and Paspalj, Darko and Vulin, Lazar and Koropanovski, Nenad",
year = "2020",
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 = "MDPI, Basel",
journal = "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health",
title = "Perceived and Measured Physical Fitness of Police Students",
number = "20",
volume = "17",
doi = "10.3390/ijerph17207628"
}
Kukić, F., Lockie, R. G., Vesković, A., Petrović, N., Subosić, D., Spasić, D., Paspalj, D., Vulin, L.,& Koropanovski, N.. (2020). Perceived and Measured Physical Fitness of Police Students. in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
MDPI, Basel., 17(20).
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207628
Kukić F, Lockie RG, Vesković A, Petrović N, Subosić 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).
doi:10.3390/ijerph17207628 .
Kukić, Filip, Lockie, Robert G., Vesković, Ana, Petrović, Nikola, Subosić, 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),
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207628 . .
