Research Article

Health Literacy, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Activity in Sports Sciences Faculty Students: A Mediation Analysis

Volume: 27 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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Health Literacy, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Activity in Sports Sciences Faculty Students: A Mediation Analysis

Abstract

This study aims to investigate whether the health literacy of sports science faculty students positively influences their physical activity and whether healthy lifestyle behavior plays a mediating role in the relationship between health literacy and physical activity. The research was conducted in quantitative research method and relational screening model. A total of 262 (F=110, M=152) students studying at Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Sport Sciences participated in the study voluntarily. Personal Information Form, Turkey Health Literacy Scale-32, Health Promotion Scale, International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form were used for the research data. The data were analyzed using Process Macro v3.3 plug-in with model 4 and 5000 resampling method with a 95% confidence interval. As a result of the study, it was determined that health literacy did not have a statistically significant effect on physical activity in sport sciences faculty students, but healthy lifestyle behavior played a mediating role in the relationship between health literacy and physical activity. As a result, it can be said that increasing the health literacy of sport sciences students may be important in participation in physical activity by increasing healthy lifestyle behaviors. For this reason, it is recommended to include more practices that increase health literacy among students of the faculty of sports sciences.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Physical Activity and Health

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

April 15, 2024

Acceptance Date

April 30, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 27 Number: 1

APA
Yılmaz, E., & Çimen, M. (2025). Health Literacy, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Activity in Sports Sciences Faculty Students: A Mediation Analysis. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise, 27(1), 167-176. https://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.1468699
AMA
1.Yılmaz E, Çimen M. Health Literacy, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Activity in Sports Sciences Faculty Students: A Mediation Analysis. Turk J Sport Exe. 2025;27(1):167-176. doi:10.15314/tsed.1468699
Chicago
Yılmaz, Emrah, and Murat Çimen. 2025. “Health Literacy, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Activity in Sports Sciences Faculty Students: A Mediation Analysis”. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 27 (1): 167-76. https://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.1468699.
EndNote
Yılmaz E, Çimen M (April 1, 2025) Health Literacy, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Activity in Sports Sciences Faculty Students: A Mediation Analysis. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 27 1 167–176.
IEEE
[1]E. Yılmaz and M. Çimen, “Health Literacy, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Activity in Sports Sciences Faculty Students: A Mediation Analysis”, Turk J Sport Exe, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 167–176, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.15314/tsed.1468699.
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Emrah - Çimen, Murat. “Health Literacy, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Activity in Sports Sciences Faculty Students: A Mediation Analysis”. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 27/1 (April 1, 2025): 167-176. https://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.1468699.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz E, Çimen M. Health Literacy, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Activity in Sports Sciences Faculty Students: A Mediation Analysis. Turk J Sport Exe. 2025;27:167–176.
MLA
Yılmaz, Emrah, and Murat Çimen. “Health Literacy, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Activity in Sports Sciences Faculty Students: A Mediation Analysis”. Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise, vol. 27, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 167-76, doi:10.15314/tsed.1468699.
Vancouver
1.Emrah Yılmaz, Murat Çimen. Health Literacy, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours and Physical Activity in Sports Sciences Faculty Students: A Mediation Analysis. Turk J Sport Exe. 2025 Apr. 1;27(1):167-76. doi:10.15314/tsed.1468699

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