LACK OF SOCIAL CENTERS, AND SPORTS

FACILITIES IN UNVERSITY STUDENTS,

CAUSES STREEFULL ENVIRONMENT.

REPORT

BY

M AWAIS KHAN

FINAL YEAR

DATE OF SUBMISSION:14-july-2018

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGY PESHAWAR,ABBOTTABAD CAMPUS
ABSTRACT:

Feelings of stress and anxiety are a part of life. Some levels of stress can actually
be good for us, However when stress and anxiety exist for an extended period of
time, they can become a burden or even a health risk. Now our point of interest
is, I am studying about university students suffering from anxiety, because of lack
of social and sports activities in university. For e.g sleeplessness, restlessness,
and tiredness every time. And the main objectives of our study is to find out, “is
there is any anxiety or other problems arises for students or not?? and what type
of mental or physical problems arises for them?? And what type of facilities they
need to get rid of these physical and mental issues or diseases. For this purpose
we selected a specific study population, the students of gomal university. We
prepare a questionnaire for the students of different departments, to find out the
answers of the above questions. we see that about 80% of the students suffering
from different physical and mental diseases, and the reason is lack of regular
exercises, sports and social activities in gomal university. And about 65% of the
students of gomal university are Smokers because of allots of free time, they have
nothing to do, so due to which they joined Bad companies, and then they started
smoking. So it is necessary that the organization will provide a healthy facilities to
the students, so they will perform well in their educational and practical life.
TABLE OF CONTENTS :

ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. *
Dedicated to…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..01

AKNOWLEDGEMENTs………………………………………………………………………………………………………………02

CHAPTER : 1 – INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………02

CHAPTER : 2 – LITERATURE REVIEW……………………………………………………03

Case study…………………………………………………………………………………………….04

CHAPTER : 3 -METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………………05

Data collection……………………………………………………………………………………….

Sample of study………………………………………………………………………………..

Research instrument…………………………………………………………………………

Study population……………………………………………………………………………..

CHAPTER: 4 DATA ANALYSIS AND

INTERPRETATION……………………………………………………………………………..06-12

CHAPTER: 5 CONCLUSIONS…………………………………………………………………….12

CHAPTER: 6RECOMMENDATIONS………………………………………………………….13

REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………………………….14

APPENDIX………………………………………………………………………………………………..15
 DEDICATED TO :

My respectable teachers and friends who kept me on track all the time.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I thank all the persons who shared their knowledge and time with me as I
compiled my thesis work. I extend my utmost appreciations and thanks to the
professional endorsement of all these personalities.

I am greatly obliges to the following people for their guidance during the period I
carried out the spade work of my report.

CHAPTER: 1 - INTRODUCTION
when stress and anxiety exist for an extended period of time, they can become a
burden or even a health risk. Stress produces a physiological reaction in your
body. Hormones are released, which results in physical manifestations of stress.
In university level students.most of the university students suffering from anxiety,
because of lack of social and sports activities in university for e.g sleeplessness,
restless etc.. And the main objectives of our study is to find out, “is there is any
anxiety or other problems arises for students or not? and what type of mental or
physical problems arises for them?? And what type of facilities they need to get
rid of these physical and mental issues or diseases.

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 CHAPTER: 2- LITERATURE REVIEW

Literature review :
Most of the psychologists have realized the great dangers threatening the society
especially from the youth in the absence of systematic measures for the
improvement of social and sports activities. Education scholars warn that if
enough attention is not paid to how leisure time is spent, irreversible
abnormalities appear in the behaviors and actions and consequently personalities
of individuals. These can result in distortions and social deviance. Many
researchers have indicated the benefits of exercising in leisure time. Mariani et al.
(2009) stated that there is an inverse relationship between physical activities in
leisure time and the level of depression in individuals in a way that the level of
depression is decreased with increase in physical activity [4]. A research
conducted in Canada indicated that participating in athletic activities can increase
students self confidence. Karim and Alfred (2008) concluded in their research that
there is a significant relationship between physical activities in leisure time and
health indicators [6]. Las (1987) believe that public and recreational sports
improve the quality of life of university students [7]. Lampkin (1991) after doing a
research on university students declared that the participation of university

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students in recreational and public activities helps them achieve the required
balance between physical, mental and social potentials [8]. Smith (1991) after his
research declared that public exercise helps improve students’ level of learning in
their academic work [9]. Dike Roeger (1992) in an article entitled “what has
happened to universities’ extracurricular programs?” suggested that
extracurricular programs in student dormitories and universities be altered and
developed according to the interests and needs of university students [15].
According to the above cases and the role and importance of sports in spending
leisure time, the goal of this research is to study the place of sports and physical
education in leisure time. Leisure time is an effective means for the development
of mental, physical and moral stamina of individuals and is considered as a factor
in the prevention of social distortions provided that enough attention is paid to it
from university organizations and have to provide a healthy sports and social
activities. Otherwise with the exploitation of leisure time and conscious or
subconscious adverse policies from the authorities can result in social
damages.Students’ choice of free-time activities can have a considerable effect on
their personality development and quality of life in the adult years. Free-time is a
wide concept which encompasses numerous activities that take place beyond
working hours (in this case studying). This is a more common term than the term
»leisure time,« which implies only amusement sports and social activities.
Because healthy, amusement, and personality development are the basic
functions of free time, it is of great significance to investigate free-time activities
and their importance and role in university students’ life.

CASE STUDY: University students of USA.

The overall physical activity level of university students in the USA is similar to the
level in the general population (40% adults participating in no physical activity in
free time)5. Several other studies have shown a somewhat higher percentage
(40–50%) of students who were not physically active. It has also been shown the
students does, not take part in sports and social activities and there are two main
reasons, one of them is, there is no such environment provided to the students,
23% in United States. As we know though regular recreation activity contributes
to prevention of some diseases, health improvement, and improvement of quality

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of life, it has still not become an integral part of strategies targeted at student
population. Therefore, the main goal of this research is to examine the attitudes
of university students on sports activities in their free time.

CHAPTER :3 -Methodology
It was a survey type study, which largely focused on “due to lack of social and
sport centers in university causes stressful environment” and the main objectives
of our study is to find out, “ due to lack of social and sports facilities,is there is any
anxiety or other problems arises for students or not? and what type of mental or
physical problems arises for them?? And what type of facilities they need to get
rid of these physical and mental issues or diseases. . Quantitative approach was
used for the collection of data. The data was presented in the form of graph and
further elaborated in percentages.

STUDY POPULATION
Students of gomal university, students are selected from all departments .

SAMPLE OF STUDY
20 students of gomal university of different departments comprised the sample of
study. These students were selected through random sampling techniques.

RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
A close-ended questionnaire was designed for data collection. The questionnaire
was designed keeping in view the objective of the study. The question items were
based on to study improper planning and its impacts.

DATA COLLECTION

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Researchers personally distributed the questionnaires to the respondents in
order to keep the validity of the data.The questionnaires were collected and
update data were elicited.

CHAPTER: 4 - Data Analysis and

Interpretation
1- REGULAR SPORTS EVENTS

REGULAR SPORTS EVENTS

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RESPONDENTS

10
8
6
4
2
0 Series1, 0
1 2 3 4 5
SPORTS EVENTS

A regular sports activities is very healthy for students of any institution, from the
above figure it is shown that, there is no such activities should organized for
students in gomal university.

2- Regular social activities:

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 REGULAR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
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RESPONDENTS 10

0 Series1, 0
agree s agree disagree s disagree none
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Social connections promote longevity and increased vitality by reducing the risk of
heart disease, hypertension, and even infectious diseases. If we see the above
chart, that there is not such Social activities in the gomal university, due to whish
most of the students suffering From different hypertension diseases.

3- Infrastructure

INFRASTRUCTURE
20

15
RESPONDENTS

10

5
Series1, 4
0
yes no
INFRASTRUCTURE

The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities are very essential
for every student of institution. As there is no such a good infrastructure provided
by the faculty of gomal university to their students

4- Exposure

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 EXPOSURE
15
RESPONDENTS

10

5
Series1, 6
0
yes no
INTERACTION

Exposure means to interact with the people of different societies and fields, and
its very beneficial for students to interact with the different fields of society to get
confidence and gain knowledge in different fields. From the above result it shows
that the students of gomal university want exposure to improve their personality.

5- Student activity center

STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER

20
RESPONDENTS

15

10

0 Series1, 2
yes no
STUDENT CENTER

A student center or student union is the community center of the university,

serving students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests. A student activity center might
offer a variety of programs, activities, services, and facilities for the students of
university and it very useful for the University students. 90% of the students of
gomal university want a student center to remain busy in different social activities
in free timings.

6- Sleeplessness

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 SLEEPLESSNESS
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RESPONDENTS

10

0
yes no none
SLEEPLESSNESS

Sleeplessness , is a sleep disorder where people have trouble sleeping. psychiatric

conditions such as depression causes sleeplessness, and also from the above
results, if we see the graph, most of the students suffering from this disease, this
is just because of depression and smoking, and the reason of depression is lack of
sports and social activities.

7- Restlessness

RESTLESSNESS
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RESPONDENTS

10

5
Series1, 4
0
yes no
RESTLESSNESS

Restlessness means the inability to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom.

Restlessness is just because of no exercise. If we see the above results, almost
80% of the students suffering from this disease. This is just because of lack of
exercise and gym facilities.

8- Space for sports facilities:

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 SPACE FOR SPORT FACILITIES
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RESPONDENTS

10
8
6
4 Series1, 7
2
0
yes no
SPACE

The above figure shows that, there is a lot of space for sports and Social facilities,
so if the organization focus on this issues and gives the Social and sports facilities
to the students, then a lots of problems Should be solved.

9- Smoking

SMOKING
10
8
RESPONDENTS

6
4 Series1, 8
2
0
1 to 3 3 to 6 6 to 9 none
CIGARETTE

If we see the above table alots of students smoking. And if we find the Reasons
behind this fact, then we see that most of the students smoking because of a lot
of free time, they have nothing to do. so due to which they joined Bad companies,
and then thay started smoking.

10 Interaction spaces:

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 INTERACTION SPACES
10
8
RESPONDENTS

6
4
2
Series1, 3
0
student council cafeteria confrence room outdoor sitting
SPACES

We should give the different choices to the students of the university, Like,
student council, cafeteria, conference rooms, and outdoor sitting Areas. From
which most of them about 40 percent selected cafeteria 30 percent student
council, 20 percent outdoor sitting spaces, and 10 Percent conference room.

11: Social spaces:

SOCIAL SPACES
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RESPONDENTS

10

0 Series1, 2
painting photography gardening music
SPACES

And then we should give the different choices to the students of the university,
Like, painting, photography, gardening, and music. From which most of them
about 60 percent selected painting 30 percent selected photography , 10 percent
selected music, and 0 Percent selected conference room.

12: Sports spaces:

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 SPORTS SPACES
10
8
RESPONDENTS

6
4
2
Series1, 2
0
basketball vollyball table tennis snooker
SPACES

And then we should give the different sports choices to the students of the
university, Like, basketball, vollyball, table tennis, and snooker. From which most

of them about 45 percent selected basketball 35 percent selected vollyball , 20

percent selected table tennis, and 15 Percent selected snooker.

CHAPTER: 5 - Conclusions

Based on data interpreted, following conclusions were drawn:

From all the results and analysis we should conclude that “For healthy and
successful life of students to play a vital role in a society, it is very essential to
encourage social and sports activities at university level.

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CHAPTER: 6 - Recommendations
Based on data interpreted and conclusions of the study, following
recommendations were made.

1.The university organization should provide sports and social activities spaces for
the university students.

2.University organization should arrange different sports and social activities on a

regular basis for the students.

3. It is necessary for the university to get rid of social media and take interest in
different social and sports activities.

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 References
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2008.

[2] Poulsen AA, Ziviani JM, Johnson H, Cuskelly M, Human Movement Science,
2008, 27: 325–343.

[3] Dabbagh A, Sport for All, 1989.

[4] Birkeland MS, Torsheim T, Wold B, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2009, 10:
25–34

[5] Canadian fitness and Life Style, Research institute combating crime activity.
Refrence no 90-94, http//www.cflvi.ca/pdf/e/rf 90-94, 2002.

[6] Abu-Omar K, Rütten A, Preventive Medicine, 2008, 47: 319–323.

[7] Lass L, Education for the worthy use of leisure in campus recreation, 1987.

[8]Kevin L, Morris PG, Perceptual and Motors skills, 2004, 76(3).

[9]Roeger D, Journal of Campus Activity Programming, 1992, 25(5): 30-37.

[10]Gerber M, Pulse O, Journal of psychosomatic research, 2008.

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 APPENDIX
UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
PESHAWAR

ABBOTTABAD CAMPUS
DEAR students, I am the student of 5th year architecture
department, is conducting a research study to about
“Due to lack of social and sports centers in gomal university
causes stressful environment.
For this purpose we select the students of GOMAL university
Dera ismail khan to achieve the actual response of the
students.
Thank you for the time that you are taking during evaluation.
your answer will help us to improve the contents of our
course. all the answer will fill correctly.
please tick a correct answer of each question. when you are
done return the questionnaire to a student representative .
FOR CONTACT:
03409783553

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Q: 1. In university, sports events should organized on a
regular basis?
a) Agree b) strongly agree c) disagree d) strongly disagree
e) Neither agree nor disagree

Q: 2. In university, social events should organized on a

regular basis?
b) Agree b) strongly agree c) disagree d) strongly disagree
e) Neither agree nor disagree
Q: 3. Are you satisfied with current infrastructure of the
university?
a) Yes b) No
Q: 4. Do you think interaction with other departments
inhance your exposure?
a) Yes b) No
Q: 5. Do you want student activity center in your university?
a) Yes b) No
Q: 6. Do you fell sleeplessness in the entire day time ?
a) Yes b) No c) none

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Q: 7. Do you feel restless every time?
a) Yes b) No c) none
Q: 8. Is there adequate space for sports facilities?
a) Yes b) No c) none
Q: 9 how many ciggrette you smoke in 24 hours?
a) 1 to 3 b)3 to 6 c) 6 to 9 d) more then 9 c) none

Q:10.Choose which of these spaces and activities you want

in your university.
a) Student council
b) cafeteria
c) Conference rooms
d) outdoor sitting areas
Q: 11. Choose social activities and your hobbies which you
want in your university.
a) Painting
b) Photography
c) gardening
d) music
Q: 12.Choose recreational activities which you want in your
university.
a) Basketball

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 b) Volleyball
c) Table tennis
d) Snooker
Your Suggestions??????????
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Thank you for your precious time.

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