THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF PARENTS ON HEALTH RELATED PHYSICAL

FITNESS OF THEIR DAUGHTERS

Dr. Usha Tiwari and Dr. Dhirendra Tiwari

 Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of parents’ educational status, which shows their academic qualification, on the health related physical fitness of their daughters. The subjects were randomly selected 500 college students of Banasthali University and their parents. Socio–Economic Status Index was employed on the parents and AAPHERD Health Related Physical Fitness test was administered on their daughters. To collect the information about the educational status of the parents, a Socio- Economic Status Index was administered. The AAPHERD Health Related Physical Fitness test consisted of four  test items i.e. Cardio Respiratory function (9 minutes run / walk), Body Composition (sum of triceps and sub scapular skin folds), Abdominal strength (Bent Knee Sit Ups for 60 seconds) and Low Back Hamstrings Musculo- Skeletal function (Modified Sit and Reach test). For the analysis of data, Chi-square test was administered to measure the influence and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation to find out the relationship. The results indicated that the educational status of the parents did not have any influence on all the health related physical fitness components of their daughters.

Keywords: Educational Status, Health Related Physical Fitness and Influence.