Health Habits of University Students

  • Dr. Muhammad Hamid Sarhan Yassin Al-Jumaili Research and Studies Department in Baghdad – Iraq
  • Husam Adil Hasan Al-Qadisiyah University - Iraq
Keywords: healthy habits, university students

Abstract

The current research aims to identify the level of health habits of university students, as well as the differences in health habits according to the gender variable (male, female).

To achieve the research goal, the researcher adopted a health habits scale prepared by (Haddad 2011) that measures health habits, and the scale consisted of (29) paragraphs in front of each paragraph five alternatives are (strongly agree, agree, somewhat agree, disagree, and disagree Badly). The researcher adopted the descriptive, relational approach in the study, the current research community includes Qadisiyah University students (male and female) who are students of the morning primary stage for the academic year 2018/2019 with all its scientific and human specialties that the university contains, and the sample was chosen in a random phase of (200) students, After extracting the standard characteristics of the scale, the results showed that the research sample has a high level of healthy habits. As for the differences according to type (males and females), there were no statistically significant differences with a level of significance (0.05) in healthy habits. In light of the research results, the researcher recommended a set of recommendations and proposals.

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Published
2020-07-05
How to Cite
Dr. Muhammad Hamid Sarhan Yassin Al-Jumaili, & Husam Adil Hasan. (2020). Health Habits of University Students. Journal of Arts, Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences, (54), 202-218. https://doi.org/10.33193/JALHSS.54.2020.136
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