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The subjective exercise experiences and aesthetic activities
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Figure 1
T-test differences calculated before and after physical activity in fatigue (F),
Positive well being (PMB) and Psychological distress (PD) for aesthetic and non aesthetic
group separately
*Denote significant differences
T-test for depended samples was calculated before and after physical activity in Fatigue
(F), Positive well being (PMB) and Psychological distress (PD) for aesthetic and non aesthetic
group separately and is presented in Figure 1. The results in PWB were significantly higher
after physical activity (Mean = 22.9) than before physical activity (Mean = 20.9) with aesthetic
content. Significant differences before and after physical activity for PD and F in both groups
and for PWB in non-aesthetic group were not found.
Discussion
In accordance with the first aim of investigation the evidence of reliability and validity
of SEES were provided. The four-factor structure of SEES subscales obtained by Mc Auley
& Courneya (1994) was repeated in this study. If we presume that construct validity
as an association between the test scores and the prediction of a theoretical trait, the SEES
questionnaire could be considered validated for stabile four-factor structure. However, any
threats to the reliability (or consistency) of a test are also threats to its validity because a test
cannot be said to be any more systematically valid than it is first systematic or consistent.
According to Cronbach alpha coefficients, the internal consistency of SEES subscale was
high and satisfactory, similar to those presented by Mc Auley & Courneya (1994). Obtained
differences in initially collected data were significant for PWB and F in favour of aesthetic
group. The mean pre-exercise scores (for PWB subscale) in this study for aesthetic group
were higher than pre-exercise scores in study of Mc Auley & Courneya (1994), and lower
in non-aesthetic group. The mean pre-exercise scores in aesthetic group for all three subscales
(PWB, PD and F) were generally higher than in previous investigations. The mean scores
obtained in non-aesthetic group were more coherent with previously obtained results. Nevertheless,
the significant differences in PWB before and after exercise were noted in this study
only in aesthetic group meaning that aesthetic contents in training effect positively on male
students population. Consequently, the initially obtained differences between groups do not
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