Physical Activity and Quality of Life among Sport Sciences Students During COVID-19-Related Social Isolation

Adnan Mehmedovic

© 2026 Adnan Mehmedovic, published by UIKTEN. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International. (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Citation Information: SAR Journal. Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 210-213, ISSN 2619-9955, https://doi.org/10.18421/SAR93-07, September 2026.

Received: 14 July 2026.
Revised: 02 September 2026.
Accepted: 11 September 2026.
Published: 27 September 2026.

Abstract:

This cross-sectional study examined physical activity and quality of life among 252 sport sciences students during COVID-19-related social isolation using the IPAQ-SF and WHOQOL-BREF. Mean activity was 7083.00 ± 2422.02 MET-min/week and differed by sex, department, and study year. Activity correlated positively with all quality-of-life scores, most strongly with psychological (r = 0.41) and physical health (r = 0.40). Quality-of-life scores jointly explained 18.4% of activity variance. Physical and psychological health were independent correlates. These findings, based on self-reported data from a single faculty, indicate associations rather than causal effects; longitudinal research is needed to establish causality.

Keywords – COVID-19, physical activity, quality of life, social isolation, university students.

                   

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