The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between physical activity and emotional mental health in housewives. This research is correlational with a cross-sectional study approach. A total of 35 women with criteria, namely being housewives, aged 20-30 years, living with their husbands, having children at least 2 years old, domiciled in Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia voluntarily participated as respondents in this study by filling out and signing informed consent. The level of physical activity in this study was measured using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and emotional mental health levels were measured using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS42). Measurements of the level of physical activity and the level of emotional mental health were carried out simultaneously. The data analysis technique used the Chi-Square test with a statistical software package for social sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 with a significance level of 5%. The results of the analysis of the average level of physical activity of housewives in the medium category were 45.72% (16 people), the low category was 25.71% (9 people) and the high category was 28.57% (10 people). The average emotional-mental health of housewives in the normal category was 45.72% (16 people), mild 17.14% (6 people), moderate 20.00% (7 people), and heavy 17.14% ( 6 people). The results of the Chi-Square test show that there is a positive relationship between physical activity and emotional-mental health with the Pearson Chi-Square value of 55.222 and p-value=0.000. Based on the results of the study, it was concluded that there was a positive relationship between physical activity and emotional-mental health in housewives.

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