Research Article

A Study on The Examination of University Students' Cultures Of Being Healthy

Volume: 6 Number: 3 September 28, 2023
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A Study on The Examination of University Students' Cultures Of Being Healthy

Abstract

Our current study was conducted to determine the healthy culture behaviors of University students. In our study, the Healthy Being Culture (Healthism) Behaviors Scale, which was created by Alfrey et al. (2019) and adapted to Turkish by Uğraş et al. (2021), consisting of 2 sub-dimensions and a total of 14 items, was used. Before the study, the necessary permissions from the relevant institution were accustomed and the necessary information was provided to the students who participated in our research. In the evaluation of the findings obtained, SPSS 22 statistical program developed for social and health sciences was used. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) in the comparison of the mean of the responses of more than two variables in our study; In the comparison of the mean of less than two variables, independent sample t test was used. The mean age in the study was: 21.57±1.9 years; female (n=243, 51.1%); A total of 476 male (n=233, 48.9%) university students participated voluntarily. At the end of the research, according to the faculty variable, it was found that the criticism of individual actions and the Judgment sub-dimension were significant at the level of p<0.05; According to the gender variable, the criticism of individual actions was found to be a significant differentiation.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Science and Exercise

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

September 28, 2023

Publication Date

September 28, 2023

Submission Date

February 16, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 19, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 6 Number: 3

APA
Apaydın, M. B., & Kızılkoca, M. (2023). A Study on The Examination of University Students’ Cultures Of Being Healthy. Mediterranean Journal of Sport Science, 6(3), 727-735. https://doi.org/10.38021/asbid.1252012
AMA
1.Apaydın MB, Kızılkoca M. A Study on The Examination of University Students’ Cultures Of Being Healthy. MJSS. 2023;6(3):727-735. doi:10.38021/asbid.1252012
Chicago
Apaydın, Murat Bekleyiş, and Mustafa Kızılkoca. 2023. “A Study on The Examination of University Students’ Cultures Of Being Healthy”. Mediterranean Journal of Sport Science 6 (3): 727-35. https://doi.org/10.38021/asbid.1252012.
EndNote
Apaydın MB, Kızılkoca M (September 1, 2023) A Study on The Examination of University Students’ Cultures Of Being Healthy. Mediterranean Journal of Sport Science 6 3 727–735.
IEEE
[1]M. B. Apaydın and M. Kızılkoca, “A Study on The Examination of University Students’ Cultures Of Being Healthy”, MJSS, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 727–735, Sept. 2023, doi: 10.38021/asbid.1252012.
ISNAD
Apaydın, Murat Bekleyiş - Kızılkoca, Mustafa. “A Study on The Examination of University Students’ Cultures Of Being Healthy”. Mediterranean Journal of Sport Science 6/3 (September 1, 2023): 727-735. https://doi.org/10.38021/asbid.1252012.
JAMA
1.Apaydın MB, Kızılkoca M. A Study on The Examination of University Students’ Cultures Of Being Healthy. MJSS. 2023;6:727–735.
MLA
Apaydın, Murat Bekleyiş, and Mustafa Kızılkoca. “A Study on The Examination of University Students’ Cultures Of Being Healthy”. Mediterranean Journal of Sport Science, vol. 6, no. 3, Sept. 2023, pp. 727-35, doi:10.38021/asbid.1252012.
Vancouver
1.Murat Bekleyiş Apaydın, Mustafa Kızılkoca. A Study on The Examination of University Students’ Cultures Of Being Healthy. MJSS. 2023 Sep. 1;6(3):727-35. doi:10.38021/asbid.1252012

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