Value-motivational component of a healthy lifestyle of modern university students: the real state and logic of formation

Abstract

The aim: The article presents the theoretical substantiation of the value-motivational component of a healthy lifestyle, the diagnostic procedure, the results of quantitative and qualitative analysis of the real state of its formation in students of modern universities; the pedagogical tools of health-oriented, containing interactive and reflexively oriented forms and methods of educating a healthy lifestyle are presented; specific examples of their implementation are given. Materials and methods: A set of general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, comparison, systematization, generalization) and diagnostic standardized methods (M. Rokich’s “Value orientations” method, R. Berezivska’s questionnaire “Attitude to health” (value-motivational scale), questionnaire “Motivational component of a healthy lifestyle” (N. Voloshko, V. Rybalka). Results: A healthy lifestyle is a way of life based on the value attitude to maintaining, improving and strengthening health through motivated activities aimed at improving living conditions, which ensures quality self-realization of the individual in all spheres of life. An essential component of the structure of a healthy lifestyle is the value-motivational component as a set of motives, needs, attitudes to maintain one’s own health and fostering a sense of responsibility for it. The pedagogical tools of health orientation are a set of interactive and reflexively oriented forms and methods of forming a healthy lifestyle, which are based on the partner subject-subject interaction of teacher and students, their dialogue, polylogy and cooperation. Conclusions:Theoretical understanding and the results of diagnostic research made it possible to determine the nature and structure of a healthy lifestyle, to determine the real state of formation of its value-motivational component and to develop pedagogical tools of health orientation