The purpose of this research was to examine participation in physical activity and social media
addiction among university students. A total of 462 university students from 3 different universities
voluntarily participated in the study. In the study, the “Motivation Scale for Participation in Physical
Activity” and “Facebook addiction scale” were used as data collection tools. In the study, the
independent sample t-test and One-way ANOVA test were applied for normally distributed data
depending on the number of variables. Also, correlation analysis and regression analysis were used.
According to the simple linear regression analysis conducted to determine the effect of motivation
on participation in physical activity on social media addiction, it was determined that the model
established was statistically significant (F=70.305; p<0.05) and the ratio of explanation of the
dependent variable by the independent variable was R2=0.182. It was determined that the most
important factor that motivates students to participate in physical activity is individualistic reasons.
Individualistic reasons were followed by environmental and causality factors, respectively. The
results of the study show that students' participation in physical activity and social media addiction
was not significantly differ in terms of their gender.
Primary Language | English |
---|---|
Subjects | Other Fields of Education |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
Authors | |
Publication Date | September 28, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 7 Issue: 4 |