Relation of college students' self-perceived and measured health-related physical fitness.
This study examined the relation of college students' self-perceived and measured physical fitness. Students (30 men, 30 women; M age = 20.1 yr., SD = 1.4) completed the Physical Self-description Questionnaire and four fitness tests: air displacement plethysmography, submaximal treadmill test, curl-up test, and sit-and-reach test. Significant correlations were obtained for self-perceived physical fitness with measured body composition, cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular endurance, and flexibility (r = .33-.62). Significant correlations were also found between self-perceived overall fitness and actual body composition, cardiorespiratory endurance, and muscular endurance (|r| = .26-.55). These findings suggest that college students can gauge their own fitness in terms of four distinct health-related components with some accuracy.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001823:Body Composition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010807:Physical Endurance; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000523:psychology*; D018583:Pliability; D012016:Reference Values; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult