A study of social adjustment among students of high school during physical education and sport lesson

Abstract EN

Considering physical education and sport (PES) a valuable environment for adolescent students to acquire and develop various social skills, The researcher aims to highlight the potential social benefits of PES, particularly; the significant contributions of PES to improving adolescents social adjustment capabilities.

On this basis, we used descriptive methodology.

and a sample composed of 325 adolescent students of grade (15- 18 years) who were chosen intentionally, and to collect data we used a questionnaire survey, to analyse the data collected we relied on percentage and chi-square (X2) using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), we concluded that PES play critical role to enhancing adolescents social adjustment capabilities.

In this regard, the researcher recommended teachers and coaches must pay attention to their actions and interactions that widely determine whether or not children and adolescents experience those positive benefits of PES and whether or not recognize its large potential.