Harmonizing Physical Education, Academic Excellence, And Mental Well-Being: Nurturing Bohol Island State University Students

Abstract

The recent study aims are to assess the goals of physical education programs and their impact on academic performance and psychological well-being of college students from six campuses of Bohol Island State University. A study used a normative survey questionnaire formulated by the researcher to determine the degree of achievement of the curriculum goals, based on the CHED mandates of the Physical Education Program, and a standard instrument by Ryff, C., Almeida D.m., Ayanian to assessed the psychological well-being of students. The respondents were 367 students in six campuses of Bohol Island State University. The students' performance in BISU was assessed using a questionnaire of Physical Education Program, Academic Performance, and Psychological Well-Being (Cronbach's Alpha results of Physical Education Program, Academic Performance, and Psychological Well-Being of students were 0.959 and acceptable and reliable).

There is a significant degree of correlation between the Physical Education objectives, Level of Academic Performance and Psychological Well-Being of students in Bohol Island State University. Friedman test revealed the degree of variance in the four physical education subjects on the level of attainment in physical education objectives of the respondents. Kruskall Wallis formula showed the data on the Degree of variance in the different dimensions of psychological well-being.