State of readiness for health behavior in the student youth

Aim: To analyze the state of readiness for health-promoting behavior among university students.

Materials and Methods: The methods of analysis of normative and scientific sources, systematic analysis and generalizations, the results of our own empirical research, questionnaire materials, and active modeling of the formation of a caring attitude towards health of modern youth were used. One hundred students of Preschool Education and Primary Education at the bachelor level of higher education took part in the survey.

Results: The results of the study allowed us to state that students of pedagogical specialties were aware of the importance of preserving and strengthening their own health (90%). 70% of respondents adhered to hygienic standards of living. 56% of respondents followed a diet. 25% of respondents formed the habit of doing physical exercises daily. 80% of respondents had bad habits, 78% tried to eliminate self-destructive habits from their own behavior. 15% of respondents were addicted to smoking. 100% of respondents used gadgets for studying and in other areas of life. 56% of respondents used mobile applications to lead a healthy lifestyle.

Conclusions: The results of the research work allow us to state that students of pedagogical specialties do not have fully formed health-preserving skills and abilities. The need and importance of engaging in physical culture, changing the daily routine, and eliminating self-destructive habits from their own behavior have not acquired personal meaning. In their process of implementing a system of values in life, the main component - the implementation of specific health-promoting actions and deeds in their own activities is unstable.