Police Sports Education Centre, Abu Dhabi Police, Abu Dhabi 253, UAE.
Center for Sport Performance, Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92843, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 19;17(20):7628. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207628.
The physical fitness of police officers needs to support good health and physical performance. Physical fitness comprises a considerable amount of training for police students who are to become police officers. However, to what degree police students are able to perceive their fitness level and differentiate between health-related and performance-related physical fitness is unknown. Therefore, the first aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of differentiation between health-related and performance-related physical fitness using physical self-concept and measured indicators of physical fitness. The second aim of this study was to investigate the association between components of physical self-concept and measured indicators of physical fitness of police students. The sample of 177 police students of both sexes (98 males and 79 females) completed a 40-item physical self-description questionnaire and their physical abilities were assessed for handgrip strength, standing long jump, 30 s sit-ups, and 12-min running. Principal component analysis established health-related and performance-related physical fitness from both perceived and measured physical fitness measures. Correlation analysis revealed a significant relationship between the perceived and measured physical fitness. Results suggest small to moderate ability to recognize the level of certain physical abilities, indicating the association between psychological mechanisms and biological functioning.
警察的身体健康需要支持良好的健康和身体表现。身体素质包括对即将成为警察的警察学生进行大量的训练。然而，警察学生能够在多大程度上感知自己的身体素质水平，并区分与健康相关和与表现相关的身体素质，这一点尚不清楚。因此，本研究的第一个目的是使用身体自我概念和身体素质的测量指标来研究区分与健康相关和与表现相关的身体素质的可能性。本研究的第二个目的是调查警察学生身体自我概念的各个成分与身体素质的测量指标之间的关联。177 名男女警察学生（98 名男性和 79 名女性）完成了一份 40 项身体自我描述问卷，他们的身体能力通过握力、立定跳远、30 秒仰卧起坐和 12 分钟跑步进行评估。主成分分析从感知和测量的身体素质指标中建立了与健康相关和与表现相关的身体素质。相关分析显示，感知和测量的身体素质之间存在显著关系。结果表明，警察学生在识别某些身体能力水平方面具有一定的能力，表明心理机制和生物功能之间存在关联。
