Affiliation:
1. KAYSERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU
2. YOZGAT BOZOK UNIVERSITY
3. HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the level of sports awareness and reasons for university students doing or not doing sports, and to investigate the relationship between these two parameters.
Methods: The study included 479 university students from different provinces of Turkey, who were literate in Turkish. The sports habits of the students were evaluated using the Reasons for Doing and Not Doing Sports Questionnaire, and the level of sports awareness with the Sports Awareness Scale. All the data were collected online using a questionnaire created on Google Forms.
Results: The sport most frequently played by university students was determined to be volleyball (39.45%). The most common reason for not doing sport was physical reasons (1.35±1.23). The mean total score of the Sports Awareness Scale was 107.08±20.70. A statistically significant, weak positive correlation was determined between the subparameters of the Reasons for Doing Sport and all the subparameters of the Sports Awareness Scale, and with the exception of Insufficient Time, a statistically significant, weak negative correlation was determined between the subparameters of the Reasons for Not Doing Sport and the Sports Awareness Scale (p
Publisher
Anadolu Klinigi Tip Bilimleri Dergisi
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