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- Title
EVALUATION OF THE POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH LEVELS OF THE STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF SPORTS SCIENCES.
- Authors
ERGIN, EMINE; LOK, NESLIHAN; LOK, SEFA
- Abstract
Objective. This research was carried out to determine the positive mental health levels of the students of the faculty of sports sciences. Methods. This research is descriptive cross-sectional. The population of the study was composed of students of a faculty of sports sciences and 98 students who agreed to participate in the study without going through the sample selection method were included in the sample. Sociodemographic information form and Positive Mental Health Scale were used to collect the data. SPSS 21 package program was used to analyze the data. In evaluating the demographic data of the research, chi-square test was used to evaluate the number and percentage distributions, socio-demographic characteristics and positive mental health. Results. When the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants were examined, the average age was 22.43 ± 1.41 and the majority were in the 22-24 age range (61%). 61.2% of the students are girls, 29.6% of them are high school graduates and 39.8% of them are university graduates. The longest period of 60.2% of the students lived in the metropolitan area. The proportion of those who perceive their health well, 49.9% and 54.1% perceives the income situation as sufficient. When the students' positive mental health scale sub-dimensions were evaluated as their mean scores; personal satisfaction 12.90 ± 1.46, prosocial attitude 8.76 ± 2.06, selfcontrol 9.63 ± 2.86, 8.24 ± 2.21, problem solving 16.74 ± 3.41 and interpersonal relationship Skill subscale mean score was calculated as 15.36 ± 2.48. The positive mental health scale mean score is 73.36 ± 11.23. Men (p <0.05), mother high school (p <0.05), father university graduates (p <0.05), those who live in the metropolitan for a long time (p <0.05), those who perceive their health as good (p < 0.05) and those who perceive their income as sufficient (p> 0.05) were found to have good positive mental health scale scores. Conclusion. In line with the results obtained from the study; in terms of positive mental health; girls, mother education level primary school / secondary school and father education level primary school / middle school and high school, those who live in rural areas for a long time, those who perceive their health in middle and bad are in the risk group.
- Subjects
MENTAL health of students; COMPETENCY assessment (Law); SPORTS sciences; HIGH school graduates; INTERPERSONAL relations; FATHERS; SPORTS participation
- Publication
Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education & Sport/Science, Movement & Health, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 1, p32
- ISSN
2285-777X
- Publication type
Article