دور مراكز اللياقة البدنية في إشباع الحاجات الاجتماعية و الصحية و النفسية للمرأة في محافظة إربد من وجهة نظرهن

Abstract EN

This study aimed to explore the role of women physical fitness centers in Irbid Governorate in satisfying social, mental, and health needs from the participants’ point of view, and to examine the differences according to the variables of social state and academic qualifications.

The survey was used as a tool for this study.

A questionnaire was used as a method for data collection.

The questionnaire consisted of (31) items distributed on three domains (social, health, and mental domain).

To achieve the purposes of this study, (247) women who regularly go to the gym in Irbid governorate were selected randomly.

Results showed a big role of gyms in health, social, and mental satisfaction.

An overall ranking was high in all domains and they were ranked as the following: 1) mental domain, 2) health domain, 3) social domain.

Results revealed no significant differences according to social state and academic qualification.

The study recommended encouraging women in participating physical activities in the physical fitness centres due to its positive effect on health, social, and mental satisfaction.