en سایر other پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Background & Objective:</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Decreased levels of physical activity during the COVID-19 epidemic can cause physical and psychological problems for the individual. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between physical activity and control coping styles in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic in Ahvaz, Iran. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Materials & Methods:</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> This study is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study and the research population includes females in Hamidiyeh Ahvaz, Iran, who were studying in 2019-2020. In this regard, 208 females were selected based on Cochran&#39;s formula and random sampling for participation in the study. Beck&#39;s physical activity questionnaires and Coping Styles Questionnaire in the face of the COVID-19 epidemic were used to collect data. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to establish statistical relationships. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Results:</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> The results only showed a significant relationship between social support coping style and physical activity (physical activity related to leisure time) (r= 0.142, p= 0.044). There was no significant relationship between physical activity (related to work, sport, leisure time and total) and any of the other coping styles (Confrontation, Avoidance, Self-control, Responsibility, Escape and avoid, Problem solving, Positive estimation) (p&ge;0.05). </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Conclusion:</span></span></i></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> During the COVID-19 epidemic, physical activity related to leisure time was positively associated with social support coping style but all other cases we did not observe a significant relationship between physical activity and coping styles with Covid-19. </span></span></span></span></span></div> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></span></b></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; COVID-19, women, coping styles, Physical Activity 132 139 http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3046-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Masoumeh Hosseinzadeh معصومه حسین زاده ehdahosseinzadeh1364@gmail.com 1819852954 100319475328460026066 Yes Department of sport physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran گروه فیزیولوژی ورزشی، دانشکده علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز، اهواز، ایران Maryam Janbozorgi مریم جان بزرگی m.janbozorgy@scu.ac.ir 100319475328460026067 100319475328460026067 No Department of sport physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran گروه فیزیولوژی ورزشی، دانشکده علوم ورزشی، دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز، اهواز، ایران