Fifteenth International Conference on Sport & Society

Abstract

A fundamental characteristic of men and women is living in society, where they carry out their daily activities such as working, studying, playing, competing, etc. Being in constant physical activity is a fundamental part of the existence of human beings and makes up a set of actions that are aimed at satisfying their needs and interests. Physical activity fulfills a well-being function for individuals, based on the need to move and even more so when this practice becomes a sport. The subjective well-being approach of Edward Diener (2009) is taken up as a way to know how the individual evaluates his or her life and satisfaction with it, by identifying whether the practice of sports activities contributes to evaluating his or her own life in a satisfactory manner. The study was carried out in a research institute in Mexico, where the exercise has been incorporated as a practice of the organization, in its integral activities. A quantitative instrument was used, adapted from that proposed by Diener and applied to a sample of workers. It was found that subjective well-being is expressed in the family, school, friendly relationships and couple relationships. The level of well-being found in people, with sports activity, is moderately high for workers who carry out sports activities and, in turn, this impacts on an increase in well-being in the areas found, impacting the health of individuals as the positive elements over negative ones.