The study attempts to demonstrate the effects of physical sports or exercise on the mental health of individuals who take part in physical sports or exercise (sports group) and who do not take part in sports (non-sports group) among the citizens of Karachi, on the variable of depression, anxiety and stress, optimism, resilience and hope. It was hypothesized that 1) Physical sports or exercise have positive effects on mental health. 2) Individuals who take part in physical sports or exercise will score low on depression, anxiety and stress scale and score high on optimism, hope, and resilience. 3) Individual who do not take part in physical sports or exercise will score high on depression anxiety and stress scale and score low on hope, resilience, and optimism. 4) There will be a significant difference between the scores of men and women on depression, anxiety, stress scale and hope, optimism, resilience. It was a comparative study between sports group: individuals who play physical sports or do exercise and have membership in a sport club or gym and non-sports group: individuals who do not play physical sports or exercise. Data was collected from different areas of Karachi during the month of March 2015 to April 2015. By using convenient sampling technique a sample of 80 individuals (males and females) was approached in this study. Age range was 18 to 40 years. Mean age of the participants was 25 years. Depression Anxiety Stress scale (DASS) was used to measure depression anxiety and stress, Life orientation test revised (LOT-R) was used to measure optimism, Adult hope scale (AHS) was used to measure hope, and Breif resilience scale (BRS) was used to measure resilience. The findings revealed that there is a positive effect of sports on mental health. Individuals who play physical sports scored low on DASS and high on LOT-R, AHS, and BRS. No significant differences were found between the scores of males and females. Over all findings of the research are consistent with previous researches but there is a need of exploration because both groups have scored same on hope and resilience.
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Physical Sports, Exercise, Anxiety, Depression, Hope, Optimism and Resilience
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