Mehraban Parsa; MohammadReza Niknejad; sayed puya Rasulinejad
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity and social health of Talesh citizens. Methodology:In this study, were selected 380 residents of the Talesh city using cluster sampling with PPS (Probability Proportional to Size). Data collection instrument included ...
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity and social health of Talesh citizens. Methodology:In this study, were selected 380 residents of the Talesh city using cluster sampling with PPS (Probability Proportional to Size). Data collection instrument included Physical Activity Scale for the healthy lifestyle and Keyes’s social health (1998). The content and face validity of the instrument was approved and Cronbach's alpha’s value is 0.75 which is desirable. Results: Findings showed that the men’s social health mean score (M=38.08) diffiered significantly from women’s (M=36.58).The married people’s social health mean score (37.53) was also higher than the single’s (M=37.35). Furthermore, the men’s physical activity mean score (M=9.37, SD=2.101) diffiered significantly from women’s (M=8.86, SD=1.855). There was significant relationship between physical activity and social health as well as its dimensions so the more physical activity is the higher social health and the dimensions are. Conclusion: According to the results, it is claimed that the promotion, enrichment and development of physical activity lead to the more social health and finally the population of the society is healthy and normal.
