Research Article

Examining the Relationship between Body Image and Psychological Resilience in Individuals Who Do Fitness as Recreational Activity

Volume: 7 Number: 1 December 25, 2023
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Examining the Relationship between Body Image and Psychological Resilience in Individuals Who Do Fitness as Recreational Activity

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between body image and psychological resilience in individuals who do fitness as recreational activity. The study group consists of individuals residing in Sakarya who do fitness as recreational activity. In this context, a total of 197 voluntary participants, including 50 females (25.4%) and 147 males (74.6%), took part in the research. The data collection tools employed in the study included a Personal Information Form, Body Appreciation Scale (BAS), and Psychological Resilience Scale (PRS). The Personal Information Form gathered information on age, gender, years of exercise experience, weekly exercise frequency, and daily exercise duration. Skewness and kurtosis test results were examined to determine whether the scales were normally distributed. Based on the test results, it was established that the collected data exhibited normal distribution, and therefore, Pearson Correlation test was applied for the relationship analysis. Descriptive analyses involved calculating percentages, frequencies, and arithmetic means. The findings revealed a low-level positive correlation between BAS and PRS. Consequently, it was determined that as the body image scores of individuals who do fitness as recreational activity increased, their psychological resilience scores also exhibited an increase. As a result, as the body image scores of individuals who do fitness as recreational activity increase, their psychological resilience scores also increase.

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Supporting Institution

TÜBİTAK

Project Number

1919B012306126

Ethical Statement

Research approval was obtained from the Sakarya University of Applied Sciences of Ethics Committee

Thanks

This research was supported by TÜBİTAK-2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Program. For this reason, we thank TÜBİTAK.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports and Recreation

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 25, 2023

Submission Date

November 20, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 20, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Seyrek, M., Tezcan, N., Ekici, F., & Özyıldırım, M. (2023). Examining the Relationship between Body Image and Psychological Resilience in Individuals Who Do Fitness as Recreational Activity. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science, 7(1), 26-32. https://doi.org/10.46463/ijrss.1393236

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