Relação entre estilo de vida e desempenho acadêmico

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the association of lifestyle with the academic performance of Physical Education students. Methods: it is a cross-sectional study consisting of 186 Physical Education students from a university in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Data were collected between August and November 2018 with the “Fantastic Lifestyle” questionnaire, consisting of 25 questions in nine domains (family and friends / physical activity/nutrition/ smoking and drugs/alcohol/ sleep, safety belt, stress, and safe sex/behavior type/introspection/ work). We used the analysis of variance and Pearson's correlation coefficient to compare lifestyle and academic performance, represented by the semester average. Results: The mean age was 22.3 years (± 4.87). Students' lifestyles were generally good (34.1%) and very good (48.6%), and associated positively weak (r = 0.232) but significant (p = 0.003), with academic performance. Semiannual averages of academic performance differed to lifestyle classification (p = 0.012). The domains family and friends, cigarettes and drugs, and alcohol scored satisfactorily for a healthy lifestyle. Conclusion: The lifestyle of the evaluated Physical Education students is good / very good in the studied domains and is associated with academic performance.