The relationship between the level of physical activity and the quality of life and social health of the students of Islamic Azad University Azadshahr branch
Subject Areas : Health population
1 - Faculty member of azaduniversity
Keywords: Quality of life, social health, physical activity, students,
Abstract :
The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between the level of physical activity and the quality of life and social health of students. The research method is post-event or causal comparative. The statistical population included all the students of Islamic Azad University of Azadshahr branch in the academic year 1402-1403 and included 4500 people. The sample size was determined to be 350 people using Cochran's formula, which was available as a sampling, to answer the questions of physical activity questionnaires (Sharki, 1997), quality of life SF-36 (Brazier et al., 2011) and social health (Keyes, 1998) were selected. Mean and standard deviation were used to describe the research data, and Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to test the research hypotheses. All analyzes were performed at the level of P ≤ 0.05 and with SPSS version 21 statistical software. The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between the average level of physical activity and the dimensions of physical health and mental health of the quality of life index (P ≤ 0.05). Also, there is a significant relationship between the average level of physical activity and all five dimensions of social health, including social solidarity, social cohesion, social participation, social prosperity and social acceptance (P ≤ 0.05). Quality of life, social health, physical activity, students
