Mental Health and its Relationship to the Spirit of Challenge among Physical Education and Sports Science Students

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the mental health and spirit of challenge among fourth-year students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Babylon, and the relationship between mental health and the spirit of challenge among these students.

The research population consisted of fourth-year students at the College of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Babylon. The sample comprised 20 students out of a total of 196, representing 10.20% of the total student population. The descriptive method, employing survey and correlational approaches, was used to achieve the research objectives. After confirming the validity and reliability of the two scales, the final main experiment was conducted on (20) fourth-year students from the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Babylon. The following conclusions were reached:

1-1 Fourth-year students from the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Babylon exhibited good mental health.

-2Fourth-year students from the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at the University of Babylon demonstrated a strong sense of challenge.