Physical Activities in Pe and Mental Hental: Basis for Enhanced Countermeasures to Physical Activities and Mental Health

Abstract

The profiles of the respondents revealed that the majority of them were male. In terms of age, many of them were 16 years old or older. Likewise, many of the respondents were in senior high school, grade 3. In terms of physical competency, the physical activities related to mental health promotion of the respondents yielded a composite mean score of 3.39 with a 0.63 corresponding standard deviation. This implied that the respondents commonly agreed with their perceptions regarding their physical competency. The respondents usually agreed on their assessments, as indicated by the small value of the standard deviation. Of all the indicators, the highest mean score was evident by doing physical exercises to reduce stress, while the lowest mean score was evident by feeling anxious and experiencing shortness of breath. This implied that the respondents usually agreed on their assessments, as indicated by the small value of the standard deviation. Particularly, the highest mean score was evident by doing things as well as most other people do, while the lowest mean score was evident by the feeling of not having much to be proud of. In terms of emotional self-regulation, the assessment of respondents' mental health promotion obtained a composite mean score of 3.18 with a 0.61 corresponding standard deviation. This implied that the respondents typically agreed on their assessments, as indicated by the small value of the standard deviation. Male and female respondents had different assessments of the level of effectiveness of physical activities in terms of physical competency, benefits of movement, and building a community of movement. The null hypothesis was rejected at a 5% level of significance. Using a Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, the effectiveness of physical activities revealed significant correlations across all ages of the respondents.