The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in the quality of life among young athletes with regard to gender. The study was conducted on a sample of 339 young athletes (both gender) average age 15.1 years in Zagreb. The quality of life of the participants in this study was estimated using the Croatian version of the Questionnaire of quality of life for children and adolescents The Kidscreen Questionnaire which includes monitoring the quality of life through elements of physical, emotional, social and behavioural well-being. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate the basic descriptive parameters, while the differences in the perception of the quality of life for young athletes were tested by discriminant analysis. Discriminant analysis confirmed the differences in the perception of the quality of life on the basis of gender for the following variables: leisure, self-concept and physical well-being. Discriminant factor was interpreted as pleasure and life concern.
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