LIFE SATISFACTION

Life Satisfaction

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out effects of spirituality and physical activities on the life satisfaction of an individual. To analyze the hypothesis a survey was conducted, which includes three sections. First part of the survey was related to the demographics of the participants and the other two sections contain questions related to different physical activities and spirituality levels. Questions were asked from the participants to find out the relationship of the physical activities and the association of spirituality with the life satisfaction. Chi-Square test was applied in order to find out a better result and conclusions were made according to the results. The sample size was a bit too small therefore the whole population was considered as the sample. Different statistical techniques were used to conclude the result which proves that our research was successful and the data was appropriate enough to say that physical activities and spirituality have a strong relationship with life satisfaction.

Life Satisfaction

Summary

The relationship between physical activity and spirituality with satisfaction of life is an issue that has aroused great interest among researchers. Regular physical activities have been shown to have certain beneficial effects on life satisfaction. However there is still an important field of research into certain aspects of life satisfaction in relation to physical activity and spirituality. Life satisfaction is the most important to factor to live a healthy life; it has an impact on the whole life and overall health and wellness of a being, both physically and mentally. Researchers in the past have proven the fact that a person can only enjoy in his life if he/she is mentally and physically fit, spirituality is one of the most common indicator that affects the balance of a satisfied life. Life satisfaction can be defined by overall happiness or contentment with one's accomplishments in life, according to age, gender and geographical location. The Activity level and/or their spiritually can be factors that can be systematically broken down into four overall dimension ratings: social health, spiritual health, psychological health, and physical health. The amount of days per week of vigorous-intensity activities in a usual week such as: running, aerobics, heavy yard work, or anything else that causes large increases in breathing or heart rate for greater than or equal to 20 minutes per day, greater than or equal to 3 days per week or both can be correlated to a person's overall satisfaction with life.

In this study we have analyzed how the physical activities are acting as an indicator on life satisfaction and how to deal with the human spirit to enjoy a satisfied life. Statistical techniques like Crosstabs and correlations were applied on the dependent variables i.e. (physical activities and spirituality) to find their relationship with life satisfaction. The results were proved in the light of Chi-Square test which approves the hypothesis that the variables of physical activities and spirituality have a profound effect on the variable of life satisfaction, it means that the variables are highly associated and in ...