Abstract
The aim of this research is to analyse the relationship between body perceptions and social appearance anxiety of the students that are in physical education and sports departments. 240 students that are studying in the departments of Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Sports Management and Coaching Training at Ahi Evran University, School of Physical Education and Sports, participated in the research. Personal information form, body perception scale and social appearance anxiety scale were used as data collection tools in the research. Distribution, frequency, t test and colleration analysis were performed in comparison of the relevant data. As a result of statistical analysis, there was no significant difference in body perception scores of the participants in terms of gender, smoking and alcohol use, but there was a significant difference in terms of licensed athletic variances. In the colleration analysis, significant negative relation between the participants' body perceptions and social anxiety scores were detected.
Highlights
The aim of this research is to analyse the relationship between body perceptions and social appearance anxiety of the students that are in physical education and sports departments. 240 students that are studying in the departments of Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Sports Management and Coaching Training at Ahi Evran University, School of Physical Education and Sports, participated in the research
In this part of the study, findings related to body perception levels of the participants were discussed and the results of these parameters were discussed and interpreted in relation to gender, smoking & alcohol use and licensed athletics variances
According to the findings of the research, there was no significant difference between the body perception scores of the participants in terms of gender variance
Summary
The aim of this research is to analyse the relationship between body perceptions and social appearance anxiety of the students that are in physical education and sports departments. 240 students that are studying in the departments of Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Sports Management and Coaching Training at Ahi Evran University, School of Physical Education and Sports, participated in the research. Body perception has a significant impact in the development of the personality, boosting self-confidence, being a social person, and being mentally, physically and psychologically healthy of the individual (Öksüz, 2012). The individual who developed the power to act autonomously has developed the ability to self-control, to take responsibility for his behavior, to interpret professional and values, and to establish independent but warm relations with the family In other words, it is expected that individuals with high autonomous behavior ability will develop more balanced and healthy relationships Hart and his colleagues (2008) state that social appearance anxiety is a broader concept including body perception and body image characteristics such as skin color and face shape (nose, distance of eyes, smile) beyond the general physical appearance such as height, weight and muscle structure. The aim of this research is to reveal the relationship between the body perception levels and social appearance anxiety of the students who are studying at the school of physical education and sports within this whole conceptual framework
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