The impact of swimming lessons on immediate changes in students' well-being, activity, and mood

The purpose of the study is to identify the dynamics of the psycho-emotional sphere of students during swimming lessons. Research methods and organization. The study involved first- and second-year students who completed an electronic questionnaire on well-being, activity, and mood (WAM). To identify differences in the results between male and female students, the Mann–Whitney U test was used; to assess the dynamics of the results before and after the sessions, the sign test (G) was employed; and to determine discrepancies between the well-being, activity, and mood scales, the Kruskal–Wallis H test was applied. Research results and conclusions. The integral initial (pre-class) indicator on the SAN questionnaire is characterized as favorable for both boys and girls. Before the class, boys have statistically significantly higher well-being, activity, mood, and integral indicator compared to girls. The positive dynamics of all indicators on the SAN questionnaire after swimming in girls and mood in boys, combined with the imbalance of these three indicators after the class in both boys and girls, suggest a developmental nature of the physical load that does not exceed the body's adaptation thresholds. It has been established that the SAN questionnaire is a quick and effective method for assessing workload during classes.