Psychological Quality of Life and its Impact on the Level of Sports Performance among Students of some Colleges of Physical Education and Sport Sciences in the Western Region of Libya

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the level of psychological quality of life among students of faculties of physical education, assess their sports performance in physical, skill, and cognitive aspects, and identify the differences in psychological quality of life according to demographic variables such as gender, academic level, age, type of practice, and years of practice.

The study adopted the descriptive method. The study population consisted of students from faculties and departments of Physical Education and Sports Sciences at Libyan universities (Sabratha University – Faculty of Physical Education Al-Jamil, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Arts and Education – Sabratha, and Al-Zawiya University) during the academic year 2024/2025.

A sample of 100 male and female students from different academic levels in the faculties of physical education at Libyan universities was selected using the stratified random sampling method to ensure balanced representation of gender (male–female) and academic levels (first–second–third–fourth year.

The researcher used the Psychological Well-Being Scale developed by Ryff (1995) and adapted into Arabic by Ibrahim (2019), which includes six main dimensions and consists of 35 items in a five-point Likert scale format. A Sports Performance Scale consisting of 30 items distributed across three dimensions was also used. Its validity was confirmed by a panel of experts in sports psychology, and its reliability coefficient was 0.87.

The results revealed that overall psychological quality of life was positively and significantly correlated with both motor skills and academic achievement, but showed no significant relationship with physical fitness or overall sports performance (weak and non-significant negative correlations). Significant differences were found in favor of males in autonomy and motor skills, while no significant differences were observed in the remaining dimensions or overall sports performance.

Significant differences were also found across all dimensions of psychological quality of life, as well as in fitness, skills, and academic achievement, according to age variable. In addition, significant differences were observed depending on years of practice, in all dimensions of psychological quality of life, motor skills, and overall sports performance.