*3.4.4 Comparison of connectedness, partial statements and overall factor in sports-active, sports-inactive boys, sports-active girls and sports-inactive girls*

The highest value of the score reached statement C4 (4.59) in sports-inactive girls about the presentation of having friends that they really care about, and the lowest score was in statement C1 (3.14) in sports-inactive boys about the thought when something good happens that they have the people for sharing the news with (**Figure 16**).

Comparing each sample to other samples in the overall connectedness factor, we found several statistically significant differences: between sports-active boys and sports-inactive boys (U = 883, p = .007) in favour of sports-active boys; between sports-inactive boys and sports-active girls (U = 1130.5, p = .012) in favour of sports

**Figure 13.**

*Connectedness: Partial statements and overall factor in boys and girls.*

**Figure 14.**

*Connectedness: Partial statements and overall factor in sports-active boys and sports-inactive boys.*

*Well-Being and Happiness Feelings in Sports-Active and Sports-Inactive Adolescents DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108957*

### **Figure 15.**

*Connectedness: Partial statements and overall factor in sports-active girls and sports-inactive girls.*

### **Figure 16.**

*Connectedness: Partial statements and overall factor in sports-active boys, sports-inactive boys, sports-active girls and sports-inactive girls.*

active girls; between sports-inactive boys and sports-inactive girls (U = 824.5, p < .001) in favour to sports-inactive girls. No statistical significance was found in the comparison between sports-active boys and sports-active girls, and between sportsactive boys and sports-inactive girls, sports-active girls and sports-inactive girls.

### **3.5 The factor: Happiness**

### *3.5.1 Comparison of happiness in boys and girls*

Boys dominated in two statements over girls and reached statistical significance in H1 (U = 4926, p = .047), and in H4 (U = 4741.5, p = .015). Girls dominated over boys also in two statements but without statistical significance. Overall happiness factor did not reach statistical significance though boys presented a stronger opinion of feeling happiness compared to girls (**Figure 17**).

### *3.5.2 Comparison of happiness in sports-active boys and sports-inactive boys*

When comparing sports-active boys and sports-inactive boys (**Figure 18**), we found statistical significance in all compared statements and also in the overall happiness factor: H1 (U = 665.5, p < .001), H2 (U = 311.5, p < .001), H3 (U = 660, p < .001), H4 (U = 880, p = .005), overall happiness factor H (U = 389.5, p < .001).

### *3.5.3 Comparison of happiness in sports-active girls and sports-inactive girls*

Three statements from the happiness factor out of four achieved statistical significance in the comparison of values between sports-active and sports-inactive girls in favour of sports-active girls (**Figure 19**): H1 (U = 1059, p = .001), H3 (U = 982.5, p < .001), H4 (U = 907.5, p < .001). The overall happiness factor also shows the statistical significance of the compared differences: H (U = 940.5, p < .001).

**Figure 17.** *Happiness: Partial statements and overall factor in boys and girls.*

*Well-Being and Happiness Feelings in Sports-Active and Sports-Inactive Adolescents DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108957*

### **Figure 18.**

*Happiness: Partial statements and overall factor in sports-active boys and sports-inactive boys.*

### **Figure 19.**

*Happiness: Partial statements and overall factor in sports-active girls and sports-inactive girls.*
