Positive personality and its relationship to mental health among physical education teachers in Wasit Governorate schools

Abstract

To identify the reality of positive personality among physical education teachers in Wasit Governorate's central schools. To identify the reality of mental health among physical education teachers in Wasit Governorate's central schools. To identify the nature and strength of the correlation between positive personality and mental health among physical education teachers in Wasit Governorate's central schools.

The researcher used the descriptive approach with its survey style and correlational relationships as a research method.

The researcher identified the research community using the intentional method, which is the male and female physical education teachers of the schools of Wasit Governorate Center for the academic year (2024-2025 AD), numbering (200) male and female teachers, with (125) male teachers and (75) female teachers.

The research problem was identified and formulated in the form of the following questions: What is the reality of the positive personality and mental health enjoyed by the research sample.? Is there a correlation between the research variables? What is its significance and strength.?

To achieve the objectives, the researcher used the scales (Shenishil, Farouk Jabbar, 2023), (for positive personality and mental health), which were constructed by him on a sample of physical education teachers in Maysan Governorate for the academic year (2022-2023). The first scale consists of (40) paragraphs distributed over (five areas) and five-point answer options, and the second scale consists of (56) paragraphs distributed over (eight areas) and five-point answer options. The most important conclusions reached by the researcher were: The existence of a significant correlation between the studied research variables (positive personality and mental health). As for the direction and strength of the correlation, the results showed that it was positive and strong. The most important recommendations are: Conducting further research on the variables of the current study with other variables such as the relationship of positive personality to the formation of attitudes towards implementing the physical education lesson, as well as the relationship of self-esteem to mental health among male and female physical education teachers. The results of the current study will be used by the relevant supervisors as a database of the positive personality and mental health of male and female physical education teachers in the schools of Wasit Governorate