همراهي نظريه جايگاه مهار سلامت و عزت نفس با فعاليت جسماني در دانشجويان

Association of Health Locus Control Theory and Self-Esteem with Physical Activity in University Students

Meeting the physical movement requirements of community members will remarkably increase its power. Studies on the effect of self-esteem and health locus of control (HLC) in inducing healthy behaviors have provided a scientific framework for these concepts in public health and health psychology. The present study investigates the relationship of physical activities and self-esteem with health locus of control in athletic and non-athletic university students. Methods and Materials: The research is a case-control study, involving 74 athletic university students (cases) and 74 non-athletics (controls) from Gonabad University of Medical University. Data were collected by a demographic questionnaire, Self-esteem scale and MHLC-Form B. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS 11.5 using one-way ANOVA, logistic regression, chi-square, Pearson correlation coefficient and independent t-test. Results: The findings showed that in athletic students, mean internal beliefs were 28.51 ±3.7, influential persons 20.89±4.9, and chance 14.67±3.7, corresponding to 27.87±4.6, 21.64±4.97 and 15.48±4.64 in non-athletics respectively; the differences were however not significant. But the self-esteem scores of athletics (31.2) were significantly higher than that of non-athletics (28.79) (P<0.02). Conclusion: The results indicated that athletic students had higher self-esteem than non-athletics. However, physical activities are not associated with the health locus of control theory. (Quarterly Journal of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Volume 16, Number 3, pp.142-149).