Relationship between Happiness Dimensions and Indexes of Quality of Doing Physical Activity among Boy Students in High School

Document Type : Original Article

Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: Happiness was being called to function of a person in high level of emotion and behavioral 
adaptation, and not merely have no illness, and it has been reported as a personal trait that may cause positive 
copying and decrease of daily stress in persons. 
Material and Methods: In this study, 490 high school boy students; (mean = 15.67, SD = ±0.99 years) in 
Shandiz city were randomly selected. After the complement of questionnaires including; individual 
characteristics, quality of regular doing physical activity and Happiness; Chi-Square test was used to determine 
relationship between quality of regular doing physical activity, and Oxford Happiness subscales consist of lifesatisfaction, joy, self-esteem, calm, control and efficiency. Data were analyzed in significance level of P≤0.05.
Results: Results showed that 67.36% of students regularly were doing physical activity. A significant 
difference was observed between regular physical activity and happiness, generally, and self-esteem, calm and 
control subscales separately. Also significant difference was existed between number of physical activity a 
week with happiness, generally, and control subscale, separately. 
Discussion and Conclusion: Results showed that students who were regularly performed physical activity 
had more happiness. Thus, sport may be as an affected factor in increase of happiness among boy students in 
high school.

Keywords

• Happiness dimensions
• Regular doing physical activity
• Boy students

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