Banca de DEFESA: VICTOR FERREIRA DO NASCIMENTO

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STUDENT : VICTOR FERREIRA DO NASCIMENTO
DATE: 26/03/2026
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: DEF
TITLE:

Dialogues between Leisure and Mental Health: A Look at Graduate Students in Physical Education at UFRN

KEY WORDS:

Leisure activities; Mental health; Graduate studies; University.

PAGES: 109
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Educação Física
SUMMARY:

The mental health of graduate students, marked by excessive productivity demands, is an emerging theme in academic literature. In this context, understanding the relationship between graduate students and leisure activities became the focus of this study, which aims to analyze the leisure activities of students enrolled in the stricto sensu Graduate Program in Physical Education (PPGEF) and their relationship with mental health care. This study is characterized as exploratory field research with a qualitative approach. Seventeen master's and doctoral students with active enrollment in the Stricto Sensu Graduate Program in Physical Education at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (PPGEF/UFRN) participated in the study. As a data collection strategy, semi-structured interviews were used. For data analysis, the software Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires (IRaMuTeQ), version 0.7 Alpha 2, along with the R interface version 4.1.3, was employed. Subsequently, the content analysis technique was applied, specifically the categorical analysis proposed by Bardin, which aims to break down the text into analytical categories. The results show that students generally report feeling well regarding their mental health (MH); however, excessive demands create an imbalance. Additionally, leisure is perceived as a moment of self-knowledge and resistance to productivity pressures. The main leisure activities reported include weight training, CrossFit, and listening to podcasts. Regarding barriers to accessing leisure, time and financial constraints were identified as the main obstacles. In terms of facilitating factors, the results indicate that receiving a scholarship and living close to leisure spaces contribute to greater access.In conclusion, leisure activities appear as significant elements in the students’ daily routines. Although their lives are shaped by academic demands and time-related obstacles, students recognize that engaging in leisure activities can contribute to mental health care and, in a movement of resistance, seek to incorporate leisure experiences into their routines.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1872928 - PRISCILLA PINTO COSTA DA SILVA
Interna - 1551552 - MARIA ISABEL BRANDAO DE SOUZA MENDES
Interna - 1672476 - ROSIE MARIE NASCIMENTO DE MEDEIROS
Externo à Instituição - BRUNO MEDEIROS ROLDÃO DE ARAÚJO - UFCG
Externa à Instituição - EMÍLIA AMÉLIA PINTO COSTA RODRIGUES - UFBA