The Effect of Exercise on Female Confidence

Abstract

Purpose: The research was carried out to evaluate the confidence levels of women who exercise compared to women who do not exercise. Material and methods: This descriptive,cross-sectional and online study was conducted with 311 women aged 18 years and older who met the study criteria through the social media groups between April 30 and August 30, 2021. The data were gathered online using an introductory information form created by the researchers,which included questions about women,s sociodemographic characteristics, health status, healthy lifestyle behaviors, and exercise status, as well as the Women,s Self-Confidence Scale and Google Questionnaires. In the evaluation of the data, number percentage distribution, chi-sguare analysis, Mann Whitney U test, and Kruskall Wallis test were used. Findings: 45% of the women who took part in the study constituted the group of the women who exercised, and 55% of the women participating in the study constituted the group of the women who did not exercise. It was determined that the mean age of the women who exercised was 31.75±9.70,and that of the women who did not exercise was 28.75±9.33.It has also been determined that the women who exercised had a higher working rate than those who did not exercise,perceived their economic situation better, had higher alchol consumption rates ,perceived their health status better,and had more time for themselves and the appearence , social relations, and inner self-confidence sub-dimensions of KÖGÖ and the total scale score average were higher and there was a statiscally significant difference.(p