Psychological health and its relationship with academic adaptation among the students of the faculty of sports sciences at Mu'tah University in the light of corona pandemic

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying psychological health and its relationship with academic
adaptation among the students of the faculty of sports sciences at Mu'tah University in the light of corona
pandemic as well as identifying whether there are statistically significant in psychological health and its
relationship with academic adaptation among the students of the faculty of sports sciences at Mu'tah
University in the light of corona pandemic according to the variables of ( gender, academic year, educational
qualification). The researchers used the descriptive approach due to its compatibility to the study nature and
objectives. The study sample consisted of (99) male and female students from the faculty of sports sciences
at Mu'tah University who were chosen by the simple random way. The questionnaire was used as the study
instrument for data collection and (SPSS) was used for data analysis.
The results showed that the level of academic adaptation among the students of the faculty of sports
sciences at Mu'tah University in the light of corona pandemic was high. The study revealed that the level of
psychological health among the students of the faculty of sports sciences at Mu'tah University in the light of
corona pandemic was medium. The results revealed that there are no statistically significant differences
attributed to the variables of (gender, academic year, educational qualification) and that there is a positive
relationship between psychological health and academic adaptation. The researchers recommended the
necessity of havingmore communication with the faculty members inside the faculty of sports sciences as
well as holding electronic seminars via (Zoom) application concerning psychological health and adaptation
with corona pandemic.