The Level of Psychological Fitness and its Relationship to Mental Health among Students of the Faculties and Departments of Physical Education

Abstract

Identify the level of psychological fitness and mental health, and the relationship between psychological fitness and mental health among students in the colleges and departments of physical education and sports sciences at universities in Nineveh Governorate. The researcher used the descriptive approach using correlational studies due to its suitability to the nature of the research. The original research community for the study consisted of students from colleges and departments of physical education and sports sciences.For the universities of the province, the number of which is (1592) male and female students, at a rate of (100%), and the study sample included (400) male and female students, at a rate of (25.12%), and the sample was chosen randomly from the research community, and the researcher reached the following results: - Students of the faculties and departments of physical education and sports sciences at the universities of Nineveh province have a high level of psychological fitness and mental health. There is a significant correlation between the level of psychological fitness and the level of health. The researcher reached the most important recommendations, which are: urging students of the faculties of physical education and sports sciences at the universities of Nineveh Governorate to organize lectures and educational courses on the concepts of psychological fitness and mental health, and to conduct more studies related to these concepts, and to prepare programs for students that would enhance the level of psychological fitness and mental health for students and departments of faculties of physical education. And sports sciences in the universities of Nineveh Governorate. The researcher suggests the following: - Conducting studies related to the concept of psychological fitness and psychological health with other variables such as (positive sports personality, and other psychological changes such as emotional intelligence and motivation for sports achievement.