The Relationship Between Happiness Dimensions And Athletic Performance In The Male High School Students In Iijrood (Zanjan-Iran)

Abstract The purpose of present study is to consider the relationship between happiness dimensions and athletic performance in the male high school students in Iijrood. The statistical population was 196 students selected randomly with the mean age of 15.67 + 0.99.All the subjects received the Oxford happiness and athletic performance questionnaires (1989). The results indicated that there was a significant difference between exercise and happiness in general and its dimensions including life satisfaction, self-esteem,control and comfort as well as effectiveness. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.