Egzersiz Düzeyi, Bilinçli Farkındalık ve Ruh Sağlığı Sürekliliği: Üniversite Öğrencileri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Year 2024, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 1 - 13, 23.10.2024

Barış Yılmaztürk , Emre Ozan Tingaz , Yasin Akbaş , Özlem Orhan

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinde egzersiz düzeyi, bilinçli farkındalık ve ruh sağlığı ilişkisinin incelenmesidir. Araştırma grubunu 18-29 yaş aralığında (M= 21.07, SS= 1.43), 122’si kadın, 412’si erkek toplamda 534 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Veri toplama aracı olarak kişisel bilgi formu, Bilinçli Farkındalık Ölçeği ve Ruh Sağlığı Sürekliliği Kısa Formu kullanılmıştır. Verileri analiz etmek için 24.0 (SPSS Inc. Chicago II. USA) kullanılmıştır. Verilerin normalliği için Q-Q Plot grafiği, histogramlar ve çarpıklık-basıklık değerleri incelenmiştir. Verilerin normal dağılım göstermesi üzerine egzersiz düzeyi, bilinçli farkındalık ve ruh sağlığı sürekliliği arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek için Pearson korelasyon analizi uygulanmıştır. Yapılan analiz sonucuna göre, egzersiz yapılan gün sayısı ile bilinçli farkındalık, ruh sağlığı sürekliliği, sosyal iyi oluş ve psikolojik iyi oluş arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmaktadır. Bununla birlikte egzersizin süresi ile bilinçli farkındalık, ruh sağlığı sürekliliği ve alt boyutları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmadığı tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak egzersiz yapılan gün sayısının artmasının bilinçli farkındalık, ruh sağlığı sürekliliği ve psikolojik iyi oluş üzerine olumlu etkileri olduğu söylenebilir.

Keywords

Ezgersiz, Bilinçli farkındalık, ruh sağlığı

Exercise Level, Mindfulness and Mental Health Continuum: A Study on University Students

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between exercise level, mindfulness and mental health in university students. The research group consisted of a total of 534 university students, 122 female and 412 male, aged 18-29 (M = 21.07, SD = 1.43). Personal information form, Mindful Awareness Scale and Mental Health Continuum Short Form were used as data collection tools. 24.0 (SPSS Inc. Chicago II. USA) was used to analyze the data. Q-Q Plot graph, histograms and skewness-kurtosis values were examined for the normality of the data. Since the data showed normal distribution, Pearson correlation analysis was applied to examine the relationship between exercise level, mindfulness and mental health continuity. According to the results of the analysis, there is a significant relationship between the number of days of exercise and conscious awareness, mental health continuity, social well-being and psychological well-being. On the other hand, it was determined that there was no significant relationship between the duration of exercise and mindfulness, mental health continuity and its sub-dimensions. As a result, it can be said that increasing the number of days of exercise has positive effects on conscious awareness, mental health continuity and psychological well-being.

Keywords

exercise, mindfulness, mental health

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