The Level of Participation and Attitude of School Physical Education and the Relationship with Academic Stress, Ego-resilience and Psychological Wellbeing of High School Students

This study was carried out to investigate the level of the participation in and the attitude towards school physical education, and the relationship with the academic stress, ego-resilience and psychological wellbeing of high school students. First, the participation in and attitude toward school physical education of youth showed a positive correlation with ego-resilience and psychological wellbeing, but a negative correlation with academic stress. Second, high academic stress was observed in the cluster with low participation and a negative attitude, and in the cluster with medium participation and a neutral attitude toward school physical education. Third, ego-resilience demonstrated the highest levels in the cluster with high participation and a positive attitude. Finally, the highest psychological wellbeing was found among those with high participation and a positive attitude.