INVESTIGATION OF THE SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS, THE LEVEL OF MOTOR PERFORMANCE AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE 11-14 AGE GROUP
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the relation between the socio-demographic characteristics, the level of motor performance and the quality of life of the children of 11-14 age group. The sample of the study comprised a total of 122 students of the 11-14 age group from the province of Uşak, 65 of whom being female (X̅:12.36±1.03) and 57 male (X̅:12.24±1.13). The participants were applied the ‘Kid-KINDL Quality of Life Scale for the Children of the 8-12 Age Group’ and the ‘Kiddo-KINDL Quality of Life Scale for the Adolescents of the 13-16 Age Group’ in order to determine their quality of life. Their levels of motor skills were determined by using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Competency Test (BOT-2/Short Form). Windows SPSS IBM statistics software was used in examining the statistical tests. Consequently, it has been determined that there is a relation between the socio-demographical characteristics, the level of motor performance and the quality of life of the children of the 11-14 group, and that these factors affect each other.
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Details
Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
Sports Medicine
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Elif Top
UŞAK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
Türkiye
Mehmet Yıldız
This is me
UŞAK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SOSYAL BİLİMLER ENSTİTÜSÜ
Türkiye
Publication Date
March 30, 2017
Submission Date
April 21, 2017
Acceptance Date
March 21, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 19 Number: 1