Research Article

Exercise Addiction in Faculty of Health Sciences Students

Volume: 6 Number: 1 March 28, 2023
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Exercise Addiction in Faculty of Health Sciences Students

Abstract

Exercise refers to a mechanism in which the individual spends energy above the basal level and the musculoskeletal system in do actively. It is an undeniable fact that exercise has an impact on the individual’s well-being. However, exercise must also have a certain measure in the in do routine of the individual. Exceeding this measure can be defined as exercise addiction. The aim of this study was determined as the examination of exercise addiction in health sciences faculty students. The research is a descriptive study in the survey model in which quantitative data collection technique is used. The study was carried out on the students of the faculty of health sciences (308 people). Exercise Addiction Scale and personal information form developed by Demir (2018) were used to collect the research data. The analysis of the data was made in the SPSS 21.00 statistical package program. Descriptive statistics, t-test and one-way anova analysis were used in data analysis. As a result of the research, it was seen that the level of exercise addiction of the students of the Faculty of Health Sciences changed according to the gender, the education department, participation in social activities, and having another addiction. In addition, it was found that the average of exercise addiction of the students was in the risky category. This result is thought to be related to the sexist socio-cultural codes of women and men in the popular culture society.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sport and Exercise Psychology, Exercise and Sports Psychology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 28, 2023

Submission Date

November 30, 2022

Acceptance Date

February 23, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
Özdemir, N., & Akpınar Kocakulak, N. (2023). Exercise Addiction in Faculty of Health Sciences Students. Mediterranean Journal of Sport Science, 6(1), 132-146. https://doi.org/10.38021/asbid.1211922
AMA
1.Özdemir N, Akpınar Kocakulak N. Exercise Addiction in Faculty of Health Sciences Students. MJSS. 2023;6(1):132-146. doi:10.38021/asbid.1211922
Chicago
Özdemir, Nurgül, and Neşe Akpınar Kocakulak. 2023. “Exercise Addiction in Faculty of Health Sciences Students”. Mediterranean Journal of Sport Science 6 (1): 132-46. https://doi.org/10.38021/asbid.1211922.
EndNote
Özdemir N, Akpınar Kocakulak N (March 1, 2023) Exercise Addiction in Faculty of Health Sciences Students. Mediterranean Journal of Sport Science 6 1 132–146.
IEEE
[1]N. Özdemir and N. Akpınar Kocakulak, “Exercise Addiction in Faculty of Health Sciences Students”, MJSS, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 132–146, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.38021/asbid.1211922.
ISNAD
Özdemir, Nurgül - Akpınar Kocakulak, Neşe. “Exercise Addiction in Faculty of Health Sciences Students”. Mediterranean Journal of Sport Science 6/1 (March 1, 2023): 132-146. https://doi.org/10.38021/asbid.1211922.
JAMA
1.Özdemir N, Akpınar Kocakulak N. Exercise Addiction in Faculty of Health Sciences Students. MJSS. 2023;6:132–146.
MLA
Özdemir, Nurgül, and Neşe Akpınar Kocakulak. “Exercise Addiction in Faculty of Health Sciences Students”. Mediterranean Journal of Sport Science, vol. 6, no. 1, Mar. 2023, pp. 132-46, doi:10.38021/asbid.1211922.
Vancouver
1.Nurgül Özdemir, Neşe Akpınar Kocakulak. Exercise Addiction in Faculty of Health Sciences Students. MJSS. 2023 Mar. 1;6(1):132-46. doi:10.38021/asbid.1211922

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