STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF SPORTING HABITS ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS

Volume: 8 Number: 2 August 1, 2014
  • Erdoğan Tozoğlu
  • Gökhan Bayraktar
  • Serkan Tevabil Aka
  • Bülent Tatlısu
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STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF SPORTING HABITS ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS

Abstract

Gökhan BAYRAKTAR3It is considered that whether disabled individuals have low or high self- esteem affects their interactions with the other individuals and how theycope with the challenges Serkan T. AKA3they come across in a society. Therefore, it is great significance to study the factors that are effective in boosting the self-esteem of such individuals. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of sporting habits and different variables on the self-esteem level of disabled individuals. Total of 371 disabled individuals, 136 female and 235 male aged 13-18, who reside in different cities in Turkey, participated in this study. Self Esteem Scale, developed by Kuzgun 2005 , was used in order to gather data. T test and analysis of variance ANOVA were employed in the analysis. Based on the evaluation of the survey results, no difference among disabled individuals was observed in terms of average self-esteem levels with respect to gender, whereas, a significant difference was observed with respect to whether or not he or she is involved in a sporting activity, types of sports, how much and how often he or she does, the kind of disability, age and education level. The analysis shows that disabled individuals who exercise regularly tend to have higher self-esteem than those who don't. Moreover, the analysis also indicates that there is a positive correlation between the duration of the sporting activity participated and the level of self-esteem. In conclusion, it is imperative to study the various effects and determine ways to increase the self-esteem of the disabled individuals who actively or passively interact with the society they live in, and to make them more active in social life by encouraging them to participate in more sporting activities

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Erdoğan Tozoğlu This is me

Gökhan Bayraktar This is me

Serkan Tevabil Aka This is me

Bülent Tatlısu This is me

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Year 2014 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Tozoğlu, E., Bayraktar, G., Aka, S. T., & Tatlısu, B. (2014). STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF SPORTING HABITS ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, 8(2), 233-241. https://izlik.org/JA23HN82CW
AMA
1.Tozoğlu E, Bayraktar G, Aka ST, Tatlısu B. STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF SPORTING HABITS ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 2014;8(2):233-241. https://izlik.org/JA23HN82CW
Chicago
Tozoğlu, Erdoğan, Gökhan Bayraktar, Serkan Tevabil Aka, and Bülent Tatlısu. 2014. “STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF SPORTING HABITS ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS”. Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 8 (2): 233-41. https://izlik.org/JA23HN82CW.
EndNote
Tozoğlu E, Bayraktar G, Aka ST, Tatlısu B (August 1, 2014) STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF SPORTING HABITS ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 8 2 233–241.
IEEE
[1]E. Tozoğlu, G. Bayraktar, S. T. Aka, and B. Tatlısu, “STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF SPORTING HABITS ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS”, Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 233–241, Aug. 2014, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA23HN82CW
ISNAD
Tozoğlu, Erdoğan - Bayraktar, Gökhan - Aka, Serkan Tevabil - Tatlısu, Bülent. “STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF SPORTING HABITS ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS”. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 8/2 (August 1, 2014): 233-241. https://izlik.org/JA23HN82CW.
JAMA
1.Tozoğlu E, Bayraktar G, Aka ST, Tatlısu B. STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF SPORTING HABITS ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 2014;8:233–241.
MLA
Tozoğlu, Erdoğan, et al. “STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF SPORTING HABITS ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS”. Beden Eğitimi Ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 2, Aug. 2014, pp. 233-41, https://izlik.org/JA23HN82CW.
Vancouver
1.Erdoğan Tozoğlu, Gökhan Bayraktar, Serkan Tevabil Aka, Bülent Tatlısu. STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF SPORTING HABITS ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. Beden Eğitimi ve Spor Bilimleri Dergisi [Internet]. 2014 Aug. 1;8(2):233-41. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA23HN82CW