@article{Jastrzębska_2022, title={High school students on reasons for absenteeism in physical education classes}, volume={12}, url={https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/40005}, DOI={10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.11.042}, abstractNote={<div> <p><span lang="EN-US">The aim of the study was an attempt to diagnose the phenomenon of absenteeism in PE lessons of high school youth. </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span lang="EN-US">The survey included 51 randomly selected students aged 14-18 from a selected high school in Lodz.</span></p> </div> <div> <p><span lang="EN-US">The research was carried out on the basis of the diagnostic survey method and the survey technique, while the research tool was a questionnaire constructed for the needs of the pilot studies, containing closed, semi-open and open questions</span></p> </div> <div> <p><span lang="EN-US">The results of the research were subjected to statistical analysis, determining the significance of differences using the chi-square test. </span></p> </div> <div> <p><span lang="EN-US">The research results indicate that girls </span><span lang="EN-US">(36,7%) </span><span lang="EN-US">less often and less willingly participate in PE lessons than boys </span><span lang="EN-US">(66,7%)</span><span lang="EN-US">. The main reasons for absenteeism from physical education lessons are the teacher’s approach and the way of conducting classes (7,9%); lack of awareness and knowledge of the benefits of physical activity (31,4%); lack of encouragement to take up physical activity on the part of relatives and the teacher (8%), and shame caused by the appearance of the body (13,5%).</span></p> </div>}, number={11}, journal={Journal of Education, Health and Sport}, author={Jastrzębska, Joanna}, year={2022}, month={Nov.}, pages={319–327} }