Leisure-Time Exercise improves the Well-being of Arab Undergraduate Students
This study aims to evaluate leisure-time exercise and mental well-being of undergraduate Arab students. To achieve these goals, a self-reported exercise scale and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (W-EMWBS) were administered on a sample of 703 undergraduate Arab students registered in unive...
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Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), the University of Jordan
2021-06-01
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| author | Kashef Zayed Ghada Al-Khasawneh Ehab Omara Ali Al Shamli Mahmoud Azab Ahmad Al Haramleh Asma Al - Attiyah Nasser Al Rawahi Mohammed Hassan |
| author_facet | Kashef Zayed Ghada Al-Khasawneh Ehab Omara Ali Al Shamli Mahmoud Azab Ahmad Al Haramleh Asma Al - Attiyah Nasser Al Rawahi Mohammed Hassan |
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This study aims to evaluate leisure-time exercise and mental well-being of undergraduate Arab students. To achieve these goals, a self-reported exercise scale and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (W-EMWBS) were administered on a sample of 703 undergraduate Arab students registered in universities in four Arab countries (318 males, and 385 females; m age = 19.97 ± 1.86) Descriptive statistics showed that the participants had good levels of mental well-being and that only 26% of them regularly engage in sports activities according to the global recommended health standards, while 39% of them do not practice sports at all. The results revealed that participants who used to engage in different levels of exercise and physical activities during their leisure times have better levels of mental well-being compared to their physically inactive counterparts (p =.000). The study concluded that practicing sports in leisure time, even at limited rates, is associated with a high level of mental health.
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| spelling | doaj.art-296b0d21c9a247a196ad965559cb547a2023-05-08T12:29:41ZaraDeanship of Scientific Research (DSR), the University of Jordanدراسات: العلوم التربوية1026-37132663-62122021-06-01482Leisure-Time Exercise improves the Well-being of Arab Undergraduate StudentsKashef Zayed0Ghada Al-Khasawneh1Ehab Omara2Ali Al Shamli3Mahmoud Azab4Ahmad Al Haramleh5Asma Al - Attiyah6Nasser Al Rawahi7Mohammed Hassan8College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, OmanFaculty of Education, Yarmouk University, JordanCollege of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, OmanFaculty of Education and Arts, Suhar University, OmanFaculty of Arts and Educational Sciences, Khadouri University, PalestineHafr Al Baten University, KSACollege of Education, Qatar Universty, QatarCollege of Education, Qatar Universty, QatarFaculty of Education, Zagazeg University, Eygpt This study aims to evaluate leisure-time exercise and mental well-being of undergraduate Arab students. To achieve these goals, a self-reported exercise scale and Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (W-EMWBS) were administered on a sample of 703 undergraduate Arab students registered in universities in four Arab countries (318 males, and 385 females; m age = 19.97 ± 1.86) Descriptive statistics showed that the participants had good levels of mental well-being and that only 26% of them regularly engage in sports activities according to the global recommended health standards, while 39% of them do not practice sports at all. The results revealed that participants who used to engage in different levels of exercise and physical activities during their leisure times have better levels of mental well-being compared to their physically inactive counterparts (p =.000). The study concluded that practicing sports in leisure time, even at limited rates, is associated with a high level of mental health. https://dsr.ju.edu.jo/djournals/index.php/Edu/article/view/2804Leisure time, exercise, mental well-being, university |
| spellingShingle | Kashef Zayed Ghada Al-Khasawneh Ehab Omara Ali Al Shamli Mahmoud Azab Ahmad Al Haramleh Asma Al - Attiyah Nasser Al Rawahi Mohammed Hassan Leisure-Time Exercise improves the Well-being of Arab Undergraduate Students دراسات: العلوم التربوية Leisure time, exercise, mental well-being, university |
| title | Leisure-Time Exercise improves the Well-being of Arab Undergraduate Students |
| title_full | Leisure-Time Exercise improves the Well-being of Arab Undergraduate Students |
| title_fullStr | Leisure-Time Exercise improves the Well-being of Arab Undergraduate Students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leisure-Time Exercise improves the Well-being of Arab Undergraduate Students |
| title_short | Leisure-Time Exercise improves the Well-being of Arab Undergraduate Students |
| title_sort | leisure time exercise improves the well being of arab undergraduate students |
| topic | Leisure time, exercise, mental well-being, university |
| url | https://dsr.ju.edu.jo/djournals/index.php/Edu/article/view/2804 |
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