بررسي ارتباط فعاليت بدني و سلامت رواني كاركنان نظامي آجا

The Relationship between Physical Activity and Mental Health of AJA’s Military Staff

زمينه و هدف: يكي از نيازهاي ضروري نيروهاي مسلح برخورداري از آمادگي جسماني و فعاليت بدني منظم در جهت اجراي موفقيت آميز مأموريتها، در شرايط مختلف بوده و ميتواند بر روي سلامت رواني نيروها اثرگذار باشد. لذا، هدف از اين تحقيق ارزيابي فعاليت بدني كاركنان آجا و ارتباط آن با فاكتورهاي رواني (خودپنداره بدني، سرسختي ذهني، اضطراب و افسردگي) بود. روشها: تعداد 130 نفر از كاركنان نظامي آجا به طور تصادفي انتخاب و پرسشنامههاي فعاليت بدني، خودپنداره بدني، سرسختي ذهني، اضطراب و افسردگي در بين آنها توزيع شد. براي ارزيابي ميزان فعاليت بدني و ويژگيهاي رواني كاركنان از آمار توصيفي و براي ارزيابي ارتباط بين متغيرها از روش همبستگي پيرسون استفاده شد. يافتهها: ميزان فعاليت بدني كاركنان آجا در سطح متوسط بوده و همچنين نتايج ضريب همبستگي پيرسون نشان داد كه بين فعاليت بدني و ويژگيهاي رواني كاركنان رابطه معنادار وجود دارد (P<0.05). نتيجهگيري: بنابراين ميتوان نتيجه گرفت كه براي بالابردن سطح آمادگي جسماني كاركنان آجا و داشتن سلامت رواني از جمله كاهش اضطراب و افسردگي و افزايش خودپنداره بدني و سرسختي ذهني، فعاليت بدني متوسط تا شديد بايستي در برنامه روزانه آنها قرار بگيرد.

Background and Aim: One of the essential needs of the armed forces, is to have physical fitness and regular physical activity in order to successfully carry out the missions in different conditions and can affect the mental health of them. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the physical activity of AJA employees and its relationship with psychological factors (physical self-concept, mental toughness, anxiety and depression). Methods: 130 AJA military personnel were randomly selected and physical activity, physical self-concept, mental toughness, anxiety and depression questionnaires were distributed among them. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the level of physical activity and psychological characteristics of the employees, while Pearson correlation method was employed to evaluate the relationship between the variables. Results: The physical activity of AJA employees was at moderate level, at the same time, the Pearson correlation coefficient demonstrated that there is a significant relationship between physical activity and psychological characteristics of the employees (P <0.05). Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that to increase the level of physical fitness of AJA employees and also to have mental health, including reducing anxiety and depression and increasing physical self-concept and mental toughness, moderate to severe physical activity should be included in their daily schedule.