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Uluslararası Bozok Spor Bilimleri Dergisi

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Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi

Exercise and Sports Psychology

Egzersiz ve Spor Psikolojisi

AN EXAMINATION OF EXERCISE ADDICTION AND DRIVE FOR MUSCULARITY AMONG INDIVIDUALS EXERCISING IN FITNESS CENTERS

SPOR MERKEZLERİNDE EGZERSİZ YAPAN BİREYLERİN EGZERSİZ BAĞIMLILIĞI VE KASLI OLMA DÜRTÜSÜNÜN İNCELENMESİ

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6271-6114

Katra

Haşim

ÇANAKKALE ONSEKİZ MART ÜNİVERSİTESİ

https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4299-3264

Yüksel

Harun

ÇANAKKALE ONSEKİZ MART ÜNİVERSİTESİ, AYVACIK MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU

04 29 2026

7 1 85 99 03 04 2026 03 30 2026

2020

Uluslararası Bozok Spor Bilimleri Dergisi

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between exercise addiction and drive for muscularity among individuals who engage in regular exercise and to determine how these variables are associated with age and exercise age, as well as how they differ according to gender and marital status. The research was conducted using a survey model with a correlational design. The sample of the study consisted of 384 individuals (219 men and 165 women) who regularly exercised in fitness centers operating in the province of Çanakkale. Data were collec-ted using the Exercise Addiction Scale, the Drive for Muscularity Scale, and a form developed by the researcher. Pearson and Spearman correlation analyses and independent samples t-tests were applied for data analysis. The findings indicated a positive and statistically significant relationship between exercise addiction and drive for muscularity (r = 0.362, p < 0.01). Negative relationships were found between age and exercise addiction (r = −0.141, p < 0.01) and between age and drive for muscularity (r = −0.280, p < 0.01). While a positive relations-hip was identified between exercise age and exercise addiction (r = 0.157, p < 0.01), no statistically significant relationship was found between exercise age and drive for muscularity. Exercise addiction did not differ accor-ding to gender; however, drive for muscularity was higher among men (t = 5.994, p < 0.001). In terms of mari-tal status, drive for muscularity was found to be higher among single participants (t = −4.448, p < 0.001). Ove-rall, the results reveal that exercise addiction and drive for muscularity constitute interrelated constructs that should be considered together among individuals exercising in fitness centers and that are sensitive to age and individual characteristics.

Bu araştırmanın amacı düzenli egzersiz yapan bireylerin egzersiz bağımlılığı ile kaslı olma dürtüsü arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek ve bu değişkenlerin yaş, egzersiz yaşı ile ilişkisi, cinsiyet ve medeni durum açısından nasıl farklılaştığını belirlemektir. Araştırma, tarama modeli ve ilişkisel tarama deseni kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmanın örneklemini Çanakkale ilinde hizmet veren spor merkezlerinde düzenli olarak egzersiz yapan 384 birey (219 erkek, 165 kadın) oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veriler Egzersiz Bağımlılığı ve Kaslı Olma Dürtüsü Ölçekleri ile araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan form aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde Pearson ve Spearman korelasyon analizleri ile bağımsız gruplar için t-testi uygulanmıştır. Bulgular, egzersiz bağımlılığı ile kaslı olma dürtüsü arasında pozitif yönlü ve anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu göstermiştir (r=0,362; p

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