Author

Norelyn D. Barroquillo*
Filamer Christian University, Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines

Abstract

This survey-correlational research was conducted to determine the Safety Awareness, Practices, and Attitude Toward Physical Education among Junior High School Students Maayon National High School in the School Year 2024-2025. The data was collected using a researcher-made questionnaires for safety awareness, safety practices, and attitudes toward PE. The participants of this study were the 307 from the total population of 1520 junior high school students. The independent variables in this study were the safety awareness and practices while dependent variable was the attitudes toward PE. The statistical tools used in the data analyses were the mean, standard deviation and Pearson r. All inferential test was set at .05 Alpha. The findings of the research revealed that the level of safety awareness of students was “Very High”. The level of practices was found “High” and attitudes toward PE was “High” too. Additionally, there is a significant relationship among the safety awareness, practices, and attitude toward PE of junior high school students.

Keywords: Safety awareness, safety practices, attitudes toward physical education.

*Corresponding author / Email: norelynbarroquillo@gmail.com
DOI: http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS05021248

Recommended citation:
Barroquillo, N. D. (2026). Safety awareness, practices, and attitudes toward physical education among junior high school students. Pantao (International Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences) 5 (2), 5888-5902. http://doi.org/10.69651/PIJHSS05021248

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