Research Article

The effect of physical education and sports teachers' healthy nutrition attitudes and physical activity habits on work performance

Volume: 7 Number: 2 June 30, 2025
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The effect of physical education and sports teachers' healthy nutrition attitudes and physical activity habits on work performance

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the impact of physical education and sports teachers' attitudes toward healthy eating and physical activity habits on their professional performance. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 140 physical education and sports teachers working in schools affiliated with the Bingöl Provincial Directorate of National Education, including 29 women and 111 men. The measurement tool used to collect relevant data in the study consisted of four sections. The first section included demographic information, the second section comprised the Attitude Scale Toward Healthy Eating, the third section contained the Physical Activity Habit Questionnaire, and the fourth section included the Job Performance Scale. A correlation test was applied to determine the relationship between teachers' attitudes toward healthy eating, physical activity habits, and job performance dimensions. To identify the relationship between attitudes toward healthy eating, physical activity habits, and job performance sub-dimensions with certain demographic variables, skewness and kurtosis tests were initially examined. Based on the test results, the Mann-Whitney U test was applied for comparisons of independent paired groups, while the Kruskal-Wallis test was used for comparisons of independent multiple groups. Additionally, regression analysis was utilized to comprehensively examine the relationships between variables. The results were evaluated within a 95% confidence interval, with statistical significance set at p<0.05. The SPSS 22.0 software package was used for data analysis. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the job performance of physical education and sports teachers with positive attitudes toward healthy eating and regular physical activity habits could be positively influenced. This, in turn, is believed to indirectly enhance other variables such as job efficiency, job motivation, and overall work performance.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Physical Training and Sports

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 25, 2025

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

April 10, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 11, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Yeşilcan, D., & Kılınçarslan, G. (2025). The effect of physical education and sports teachers’ healthy nutrition attitudes and physical activity habits on work performance. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, 7(2), 217-232. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1673563

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