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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate self-esteem of university students in terms of doing exercise variable. Totally 300 students from Suleyman Demirel University voluntarily participated in the research. The students were grouped into two: doing exercises (n: 150) and not doing exercises (n: 150). In the research, Self-respect scale developed by Arıcak (1999) was used. In the analysis of findings obtained, frequency analysis, independent ‘’t’’ test and One Way ANOVA statistical methods were applied. As a result; a significant difference was found between self-esteem values of students doing exercises and not doing exercises in the research. It was determined that there was a relationship between doing exercises and self-esteem. Moreover, it was also indicated that there was a relationship between age group variable and self-esteem and as people got older, the grades for self-esteem of individuals increased

Keywords

• Sports, self-esteem, university student

Investigation of self-esteem for university students in terms of doing sports

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate self-esteem of university students in terms of doing exercise variable. Totally 300 students from Suleyman Demirel University voluntarily participated in the research. The students were grouped into two: doing exercises (n: 150) and not doing exercises (n: 150). In the research, Self-respect scale developed by Arıcak (1999) was used. In the analysis of findings obtained, frequency analysis, independent ''t'' test and One Way ANOVA statistical methods were applied. As a result; a significant difference was found between self-esteem values of students doing exercises and not doing exercises in the research. It was determined that there was a relationship between doing exercises and self-esteem. Moreover, it was also indicated that there was a relationship between age group variable and self-esteem and as people got older, the grades for self-esteem of individuals increased.

Keywords

• Sports, self-esteem, university student

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