title: [Physical activity and responsibility for health among pupils of 6 grade of primary school].
abstract: The aim of our research was to describe the dimension of health control in the life of primary school pupils with various amount of sport hours. The problem was examined in 3 categories: internal control, powerful others and chance. The standardized scale HLC (Health Locus of Control) was introduced.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Majority of respondent declared internal self-control of health then chance and then powerful others. From the point of view of pro-health education such an attitude is beneficial. It means that the respondents feel responsible for their health. Majority of respondents (especially boys from sports-profiled school) represented the strong internal type and diminishing influence of others. Increased amount of sport classes did not have significant influence on the test results. There is a need for stressing the forms and methods of transmission of pro-health content to pupils.
authors.affiliation: Instytut Pedagogiki, Uniwersytet Gdański 80-952 Gdańsk.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nitecka-Walerych
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011044:Poland; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires