Soziale determinanten des freizeit- und gesundheitsverhaltens Saarländischer schülerinnen und schüler - Ausgewählte ergebnisse der IDEFIKS-Studie (Teil 3)

In the sociological part of the IDEFIKS-study pupils from high schools and secondary modern intermediate schools as well as their parents were questioned about sport behaviour, the form of nutrition and consumption of stimulants. In general it can be seen that sport and physical activity play an important role in the leisure time of the pupils. 63% of the pupils answered, that sport is one of the four most frequent leisure time activities. It can be seen, that the number of pupils active in sport is much higher in high school than in other types of school. Furthermore it is obvious that in families with sport-active parents the percentage of sport-active children is also higher. This effect is especially clear with regard to competitive sport. It is stated that girls prefer disciplines like gymnastics and dancing whereas boys tend to game and team sports. It was found that girls have a more healthy life style than boys according to ordinary standards of healthy forms of nutrition. The same goes for high school students in comparison with pupils of other types of school. The results were similar with regard to consumption of stimulants. In high schools, the use of alcoholic drinks and tobacco was lower then in other types of schools. Furthermore, girls drink less alcohol than boys. A clear correlation was found with regard to use of tobacco by the parents and their children. The results show that leisure time and sport behaviour, form of nutrition and consumption of stimulants as indicators of health behaviour correspond closely with the sense of values depending on the social situation of the family.