| Abstract [eng] |
The analysis of socialization concept among persons having physical disability has been carried out in this work, in which the problems of the involvement of persons with physical disability into the applied physical activities have been identified, and the influence of applied physical activities on the quality of life of the disabled has been revealed in the theoretical aspect. The following hypothesis has been made: the index of quality of life of persons with physical disability and their approach towards their disability is better among the disabled who are involved in sports activities than among those who are not. Using the method of questionnaire survey the research has been carried out, where the main purpose was to compare the indexes of life quality among the disabled who were involved in sports activities than among those who were not. 111 persons who have the disability of movement have participated in this research. In the empirical part of this work the influence of the applied physical and sports activities for the disabled persons in the aspect of psychosocial functions has been analysed. The main findings of the empirical research are the following: 1. Respondents having the physical disability and involved in the sports activities feel the higher satisfaction in their life than those who are not. Physically active respondents evaluates their mental health more favourably; moreover, the indices of stress making factors are lower among those who are involved in sports activities than those who are not. 2. The approach towards their disability is visibly more favourable of the disabled involved in sports activities than those who are not. The disabled occupied themselves in physical and sports activities are more self-confident, even in such situations with unfavourable conditions. 3. The hypothesis, that the index of quality of life of persons with physical disability and their approach towards their disability is better among the disabled who are involved in sports activities than among those who are not, was approved. |
