Summary The Changing Paradigm of an Academic Youth’s Life Style in a Changing Society Lota Bobrova The aim of the research – is to survey Siauliai university students’ life style formation peculiarities on the aspect of their age and gender, and also to anticipate its possibilities of transformation in a changing society. In order to reach this aim, the questionnaire was made and students’ physiological needs and factors to their living style were explored. Also we have stated students’ attitude towards their health, and we analyzed the expression of their physical activity, that undoubtedly have influence for physical development. The students’ life orientations, expectations and decisions were also determined. The students’ personal life style changes influenced by today’s challenges were explored as well. Thus the data of the research lets us state that the students’ life style is mostly influenced by those psychosocial needs as: professional activity and ability to complete it well, good health, career and acknowledgment, self realization in a meaningful activity, reaching goals, self respect. However, the negative influence to students’ health has such factors as: the disharmony of physical and psychic load, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol, irrational day schedule, material problems and incompletely developed need of health care and its strengthening. It was settled that there are two factor groups that influence students’ physical development. These are... [to full text]

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