Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Beslenme Bilgi Düzeyleri, Beslenme ve Egzersiz Davranışları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin beslenme bilgi düzeyleri, beslenme ve egzersiz davranışları arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesi ve çıkan sonuçların değerlendirilmesidir. Araştırmanın örneklemini 2024-2025 eğitim öğretim yılında Osmaniye Korkut Ata Üniversitesinde öğrenim gören Erkek-Kadın toplam 502 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Beslenme-Egzersiz Davranış Ölçeği, Yurt ve Yıldız (2016) tarafından geliştirilmiştir. Bu ölçek 5’li likert tipi olup bu ölçekte toplamda 45 madde vardır. Ölçeğin orijinal çalışmasında Cronbach Alpha katsayısının. 85 olduğu saptanmıştır. Ölçek alt boyutlarında ise Cronbach Alfa değerleri sırayla Psikolojik (Bağımlı) Yeme Davranışı; 61, Sağlıklı Beslenme-Egzersiz Davranışı; .62, Sağlıksız Beslenme-Egzersiz Davranışı; .68 ve Öğün Düzeni; .73 olarak bulunmuştur (Yurt & Yıldız, 2016). BEDÖ ve alt boyutları toplam puanlarının normallik sınaması için Kolmogorov-Smirnov ve Shapiro-Wilk normallik testleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. İki test için de hem BEDÖ hem de alt boyutlarına ilişkin test p-değerleri 0.05’ten küçüktür. Sonuç olarak Psikolojik (Bağımlı) Yeme Davranışı ile Sağlıklı Beslenme-Egzersiz Davranışı ve Öğün Düzeni alt boyut toplam puanları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki elde edilememiştir. Psikolojik (Bağımlı) Yeme Davranışı ile Sağlıksız Beslenme-Egzersiz Davranışı alt boyut toplam puanları arasında ise pozitif yönlü güçlü bir ilişki vardır. Bireyin Psikolojik (Bağımlı) Yeme Davranışı ve Sağlıksız Beslenme-Egzersiz Davranışı aynı anda artma veya azalma eğilimindedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Health
• Nutrition
• Activity

Examination of the Relationships Between Nutritional Knowledge Levels and Nutritional and Exercise Behaviors of University Students

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between university students' nutritional knowledge levels and their nutritional and exercise behaviours, and to evaluate the results. The sample of the study consists of a total of 502 male and female students enrolled at Osmaniye Korkut Ata University in the 2024-2025 academic year. The Nutrition-Exercise Behaviour Scale was developed by Yurt and Yıldız (2016). This scale is a 5-point Likert scale with a total of 45 items. In the original study of the scale, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.85. In the sub-dimensions of the scale, Cronbach's alpha values were found to be 0.61 for Psychological (Dependent) Eating Behaviour, 0.62 for Healthy Eating-Exercise Behaviour, 0.68 for Unhealthy Eating-Exercise Behaviour, and 0.73 for Meal Regularity (Yurt & Yıldız, 2016). Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk normality tests were performed to test the normality of the total scores of BEDÖ and its subscales. For both tests, the p-values for both BEDÖ and its subscales were less than 0.05. As a result, no significant relationship was found between the total scores of the Psychological (Addictive) Eating Behaviour subscale and the Healthy Eating-Exercise Behaviour and Meal Schedule subscales. However, there was a strong positive relationship between the total scores of the Psychological (Addictive) Eating Behaviour subscale and the Unhealthy Eating-Exercise Behaviour subscale. An individual's Psychological (Addictive) Eating Behaviour and Unhealthy Nutrition-Exercise Behaviour tend to increase or decrease simultaneously.

Keywords

• Sağlık,
• Beslenme,
• Fiziksel Aktivite

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