Persuasion – a Means of the Atitudinal Change in the Practice of Sports Activity for Students in Technical Education

Abstract

The mechanism of changing attitude through persuasion is a very complex one. The decision whether or not to engage in different sports activities is greatly influenced by the relevance of the problem to be dealt with, motivation, but also by the cognitive ability of the subjects. The purpose of the paper is: the mechanism of attitudinal change through persuasion regarding the practice of sports activity; the degree of participation of students in sports activities during university physical education lessons, but also in their spare time. Thus, a positive attitude towards practicing physical exercises will have results in a motor, biological, functional, psychological and moral plane, leading to the harmonious development of the personality, the well-being of the youth and implicitly the increase of the life quality.