We conducted a study on a sample size of 500 people. 47% of the sample were male and 53% female. Only 7.8% of the participants suffered from chronic diseases. The largest percentage of participants in the sample recorded that their parents had a university degree, as 69.4% of the sample had a father who had a university degree, while 56% of them had a mother who had a university degree.
45.2% of them weighed between 40 and 65, and only 1.2% of them weighed more than 115.8.8% of them recorded that they exercise daily, while 38.6% exercise it one day a week. 6.8% suffer from very poor sleep, while 21.2% recorded that sleep quality is very good.
In this context, 87.6% of the sample confirmed that they did not take any medications to help them sleep, while 5% of them faced difficulty staying awake.
Regarding the psychological state aspect, 16% of the sample constantly feel sad, and 25% of them find the morning to be the time when they always feel better, while 11% have constant crying spells; In addition, 11% of the sample suffer from difficulty sleeping at night, and 6.2% notice that they are losing weight permanently. 6.4% of the sample always had a heartbeat faster than usual, and 17.8% felt tired for no reason all the time. 11% of the sample recorded that they rarely find it easy to do usual things, and 7.4% of the sample feel disturbed and unable to remain still permanently.
18.7% confirmed that they have become more nervous than usual, 23.8% enjoy doing usual things, and 19.2% of them constantly feel more stressed and anxious than usual. 12.2% of the sample feel afraid for no reason, 17.2% of them are easily upset all the time, and 15.8% suffer from headaches and pain in the neck and back all the time.13.6% always feel weak and tired easily, 5% are constantly bothered by dizzy spells, 6.2% of the sample suffer from dry hands, while 8.6% of the sample suffer from shyness and redness of the face, and 8.8% constantly have nightmares.
In the depression axis, 10.6% are disturbed on a daily basis by the lack of attention, 11% feel depressed, upset and sad on a daily basis, 11.2% of them suffer from difficulties in sleeping, and 13.6% feel a lack of activity on a daily basis; 13.4% suffer from eating and appetite disorders, and 17.6% of the sample feel dissatisfied and had sense of failure and betrayal every day.
11.6% of the sample has difficulty concentrating, 8.4% of them suffer from movement disorders every day, 6.2% want to commit suicide every day, and about 53.4% of the participants experience depression as a moderate difficulty in daily life.
Regarding problems of generalized anxiety disorders, we note that 15% of the sample feels tense, anxious, and nervous daily, and 14.4% of the sample is unable to stop anxiety and worries on a daily basis.
In addition, 18.8% of the sample felt anxious about several things on a daily basis, and 13.4% of the sample recorded difficulty in relaxing daily, while 8.8% felt unstable.
20% of the sample reported that they get emotional and upset easily on a daily basis, while 11.6% feel very afraid on a daily basis. 53.4% of the sample confirms that these problems cause moderate difficulty in their daily lives.
51.6% of the sample confirms that they practice regular physical activity, 27.6% of the sample exercise more than 3 days, and 20.4% of them exercise for more than 60 minutes.
74.4% recorded that they exert moderate effort on a daily basis, while 67.4% have moderate activity at work.
3.6% of the sample expressed that they need more than 10 hours for housework, about 15% spend more than 60 minutes, and 51.2% climb a moderate number of stairs.
Statistics Results
- There is an important and significant effect of the participant’s gender on his commitment to sports, that is, commitment to sports varies according to the participant’s gender.
- There is an important and significant relationship between the gender of the participant and the general psychological state.
- There is an important and significant effect of the participant’s gender on depressive symptoms, that is, depression and its symptoms are related to the participant’s gender.
- There is a significant and important effect of participant gender on symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder, i.e. the frequency and frequency of symptoms is related to participant gender.
- There is an important and significant effect of sedentary behavior and lack of physical activity on the psychological state of participants.
- There is a significant and important effect of sedentary behavior and lack of physical activity on depressive symptoms and their frequency.
- There is a significant and important effect of sedentary behavior and lack of physical activity on the symptoms and frequency of anxiety disorders.
- There is a significant and important effect of sedentary behavior and lack of physical activity on participants’ sleep quality.
- There is an important and significant effect of regular exercise on the general psychological state of participants.
- There is a significant and important effect of regular exercise on depressive symptoms and their frequency in participants.
- There is a significant and important effect of exercise on the quality of sleep among participants.
- There is a significant and important effect of exercise on participants’ symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder.
Most Important Global Studies
According to previous results and their correspondence with recent studies
- An American study in 2021 conducted on 70,000 high school students found that playing sports has a significant impact on mental health, especially team sports.
- In a new study recently published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, in which Australian children participated over a period of about 8 years, it included an evaluation of the relationship between playing sports and mental health among these children from the time they completed six years of age until they reached fifteen years of age. This study focused on The transitional period (adulthood) from childhood to adolescence, during which most cases witness sharp turns in the psychological levels and how to deal with feelings and emotions, is offset by a decrease in motor and sports activity in children and adolescents during this age period, which may increase the risk of developing many problems. Psychological, so it was necessary to understand the relationship between mental health and the changes that occur during puberty.
The study reached the conclusion that engaging in sports, whether individual or team, had a positive impact on the mental health of participants in various aspects, with a clear superiority when practicing team sports.
- The results of a new study from the University of South Australia showed that exercise is one and a half times more effective in treating mild and moderate symptoms of depression and anxiety than psychological sessions, depression medications, and behavioral therapy.
The research paper was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine and is the most comprehensive study of its kind, which included 97 systematic reviews, 1,039 experiments and more than 128,000 respondents.
The Australian medical system built its strategy on hundreds of research trials that studied the effect of physical activity on depression and anxiety, until an extensive analysis of current research concluded that physical activity should be viewed as the first option for treating people suffering from a psychological crisis, with a success rate greater than the effectiveness of physical activity. pharmaceutical.
- Another American study revealed a low rate of young people practicing exercise and sports activities, which has a negative impact on their psychological health and cognitive levels, in addition to the general health effects associated with obesity and low levels of physical fitness, which in turn also negatively affects mental health.
According to the center, exercising and physical activities contribute to reducing the chances of depression and anxiety, enhance cognitive abilities such as memory, and help prevent obesity and low fitness levels with age.