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The Relationship Between Participation in University Sports Activities and the Variables of Academic Belonging and Social Interaction A Field Study on Physical Education Students at the Lebanese University

Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the pivotal role of university sports activities in enhancing academic belonging and social interaction. The significance of the study is highlighted by its focus on the role of these activities in fostering academic belonging and social interaction for physical education students through a field study on a sample of second and third-year students from the department college of Physical Education at the Lebanese University? The study adopted the descriptive-analytical approach, administering a questionnaire to a purposive sample of 73 male and female students. The results revealed a positive and statistically significant correlation between sports participation and both academic belonging (r=0.52) and social interaction (r=0.68), thus confirming the study's hypotheses. The most significant impact of sports activities was on enhancing social interaction, with students unanimously agreeing on their role in forming strong friendships and improving the quality of communication. However, the study also highlighted a discrepancy between the students' general positive attitude and their actual level of participation, as well as a gap between their sense of pride and emotional belonging and their perception of being "active members" within the faculty. The study concludes that sports activities are no longer a leisure pursuit but have become a strategic tool for improving the university experience.
DOI: 10.71377/sxhjsh30
Institution: Lebanese University
Language: English
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7127329969
FWCI: 1.156
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