The Role of Physical Activities in Improving Positive Behavior among Higher basic Stage Students in Northeastern Badia

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of physical activities in improving positive behavior among higher basic stage students in northeastern Badia. The population of the study is consisted of (266) male and female students studying at the higher basic stage students in northeastern Badia selected purposefully. To achieve the aims of this study, the researcher designed a questionnaire consisted of two parts, the first is about personal information such as gender and study level. The second consisted of (22) items each described the role of physical activities in improving positive behavior. After collecting and analyzing data, the findings showed that the role of physical activities in improving positive behavior among higher basic stage students in northeastern Badia is high with a mean of (3.72: 5.00). There are significant statistical differences attributed to gender in favor of females and significant differences attributed to study level in favor of less than sixth grade. Keywords: Physical activities. Positive behavior. Northeastern Badia.