TEORIJSKE OSNOVE SAMORAZVOJA I SAMOEFIKASNOSTI ODRASLIH U KONTEKSTU NJIHOVIH INTERESOVANJA ZA FIZIČKE AKTIVNOSTI
A THEORETICAL BASIS OF SELF-DEVELOPMENTAND SELF-EFFICACY OF ADULTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR INTERESTS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

Summary/Abstract: Interests represent a relatively permanent orientation of an individual's activity toward a particular object. Although the interests are significant in all ages, they represent personality dispositions in adulthood. Besides its definition, the complexity of the phenomenon of the interest indicates the existence of a large number of its characteristics. From the theoretical point of view, the paper analyzes self-efficacy and self-development as characteristics of the interest of adults in physical activities, which have proven to be significant factors in empirical research. The self-development has been observed from three sides: the movement towards autonomy, or self-initiative of the individual; development tasks, and self-concept of the individual. There has been analyzed the self-efficacy as well, which determines our behavior and activities in a particular interest. There has been given an overview of the perceived self-efficacy and participation of adults in physical activities. Summarizing the results concluded that the next research should be directed to check in which types of physical activity self-development and self-efficacy affect the interests of physical activity of adults.

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