The researchers received ethical approval to conduct this study by the Committee for Social Sciences Research Ethics of the Lithuanian Sports University (protocol No. SMTEK-7, 13-03-2019). Following the fundamental ethical and legal principles of the research, the students were introduced to the purpose of the study before the questionnaires were presented. The laws of anonymity, goodwill, and volunteering were followed during the survey. To avoid violating national and European Union (EU) legislation, the students were instructed to mark the response “I agree to participate” or “I disagree to participate” to give their consent to participate in the study before beginning the survey.
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