Participation in a wellness course and attitude toward physical education

70 women and 46 men enrolled in a college physical education course emphasizing concepts of wellness were administered the Attitude Toward Physical Activity Inventory at the beginning and end of a semester. Gender differences at the end of the semester were obtained on Social Experience, Health and Fitness, Aesthetic Experience, and Ascetic Experience, with the scores for men significantly higher than those for women. When comparing scores of students required to participate in the course with those of students electing to, no significant differences were found. Scores by gender showed significant differences on Ascetic Experience by men, with scores of noneducation majors significantly higher than those of education majors. Significantly higher scores at Time 2 for women on Health and Fitness and for men on Ascetic Experience were obtained.