Study of the effectiveness of exercise on the self-esteem, happiness and quality of life of young

Abstract

The aim of this study was the Evaluation of the effectiveness of exercise on the self-esteem, happiness and quality of life of young. Thus, among referring to bodybuilding club of Darab city in the summer 2013, 60 beginner people were selected by convenience sampling and also among ordinary society 60 people were matched to experimental group for age, gender and education. After selecting the sample groups, exercise for bodybuilding instructors for 3 months (each week three seasons, one-hour) on an experimental group (beginner athletes) was performed. Participants completed the self-esteem (1967), Oxford happiness (1989) and World Health Organization Quality of Life (1999) questionnaires in pre-test and post-test stages. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics index, MANOVA test, and by using the statistical software SPSS-16. The MANOVA showed effectiveness of exercise and significant increase scores for self-esteem, happiness and quality of life and their components in beginner athletes on post- test stages .Overlay it suggests due to lack of side effect and physical and psychological benefits of exercise as a factor to be used to increase physical and mental health of the population.