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Too lazy, too low? A correlational study of sedentary lifestyle and self-esteem among university students Cover

Too lazy, too low? A correlational study of sedentary lifestyle and self-esteem among university students

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Open Access
|Jul 2026

Figures & Tables

Distribution of respondents by level of self-esteem (n = 252)_

CategorynPercentage (%)
Low10742.3
Moderate11144.2
High3413.5

Distribution of respondents by demographic characteristics (n = 252)_

Characteristics and categorynPercentage (%)
Age (years)
  18-194417.3
  20-2115561.5
  22-235321.2
Gender
  Male10240.4
  Female15059.6
Monthly allowance
  <IDR 500,0003915.4
  IDR 500,000-1,000,000155.8
  IDR 1,000,001-2,000,00015059.6
  >IDR 2,000,0004819.2
Social status
  Living with parents6325.0
  Living in boarding/hostel11144.2
  Living with friends/relatives7830.8
Social habits
  Not active3915.4
  Active in one organization17469.2
  Active in ≥2 organizations3915.4

Distribution of respondents by level of sedentary lifestyle (n = 252)_

CategorynPercentage (%)
Low3413.5
Moderate6826.9
High15059.6

Spearman correlation between sedentary lifestyle and selfesteem (n = 252)_

ItemsSedentary lifestyleSelf-esteem
Sedentary lifestyleCorrelation coefficient1.000
Sig. (2-tailed).
Self-esteemCorrelation coefficient-0.773**
Sig. (2-tailed)0.002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2026-0031 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 271 - 276
Submitted on: May 27, 2025
Accepted on: Jul 2, 2025
Published on: Jul 3, 2026
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Dessy Ekawati, published by Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
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