Attitudes of physical and sports education students towards healthy behavior : a field study of the middle schools of M'sila City

الملخص EN

This study aimed at exploring the trend toward healthy behavior among a sample of pupils practitioners of physical education and sports in middle sĐhools of M͛sila CitLJ, aŶd as ǁell as to ideŶtifLJ the diffeƌeŶĐes iŶ attitudes of pupils practitioners of physical education and sports towards healthy behavior according to variables of sex, educational level and the nature of the practice.

In effect, the study took samples including 179 school children, who were chosen at random stratified proportional of the total in 1786 from the community study, or 10%.

When conducting the work, the researcher followed descriptive and analytical approach, and made use of the special tool scale directions by pupils, practitioners of physical education and sports around the rate of healthy behavior modified by researcher, which included 03 axes and 40 statements, and the application of statistical methods depending on the nature of the study using spss.18 program.

At the end, researcher concluded that pupils practitioners of physical education and sports trend toward positive health behavior, and that there are statistically significant differences by level of education variable, and there are no statistically significant differences according to the variables of sex and the nature of the practice.

On that basis, the researcher recommends the need for paying more attention to personal health as it prevents diseases and he recommends to shower after practice and to take enough sleep, rest, along with paying attention to hygiene.