Relationship between mental health and physical self-concept among the female physical education teachers in Tehran and Pakdasht

The aim of the present study is to examine the relationship between mental health and physical self-concept among the male physical education teachers in Tehran andPakdasht. Materials and Methods: The current study is descriptive – correlational and is conducted as field. Statistical population is all the female physical education teachers in Tehran and Pakdash and 180 teachers were randomly selected as the sample size. The measuring instruments is physical self-concept questionnaire (Marsh et al, 1994) and general mental health questionnaire (GHQ-28) and the teachers confirmed its validity and the reliability of the data was obtained from the Cronbach s alpha coefficient, respectively, as 0/87 and 0/82. The data were analyzed using Pearson s correlation coefficient. Results and Discussions: The results showed that there was a significant inverserelationship between mental health and physical self-esteem. The significant association was not found between self-esteem and social maladjustment. Conclusion: According to the present results one could say that physical self-concept is one of the factors influencing mental health, so physical activity is one of the things that can enhance physical self-concept.

Relationship between mental health and physical self-concept among the female physical education teachers in Tehran and Pakdasht Keywords:

Mental health , selfconcept , selfesteem , female physical education teachers in Tehran and Pakdasht