Sports culture and its relationship to mental health for students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences

Abstract

Abstract in Arabic:The research aims to identify both sports culture and mental health among students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, and then to identify the relationship between the two variables among the members of the research sample. The two researchers used the descriptive method of the survey method for its suitability and the nature of the research. The research sample community included students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, who numbered (766) students, and the research sample numbered (153) students, and (10) students were excluded as an exploratory experiment, and the two researchers used Two scales: The Sports Culture Scale, which has been corrected and modified before (Ahmed&Mahdi,2012) And the mental health scale prepared by (Khalil, 2006), and after confirming the validity and reliability of the two scales, the data obtained by the researchers were statistically processed using (the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, simple correlation coefficient of Lerson, the T-test, the hypothetical average, and the percentage law). In light of the results obtained by the researchers, a number of conclusions were reached, including:- There are significant differences between students in the first stage and the (second - third - and fourth) stages of sports culture.- There are no significant differences between students of the second and third stage in the sports culture.There are significant differences between students in the second and fourth stage in sports culture.There are significant differences between students in the third and fourth stage in sports culture.- The students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences have a mental health average less than the hypothetical average for the scale, and this indicates that the result is negative.