Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Öğrencilerinde Egzersiz Bağımlılığı

Abstract

Exercise refers to a mechanism in which the individual spends energy above the basal level and the musculoskeletal system in do actively. It is an undeniable fact that exercise has an impact on the individual’s well-being. However, exercise must also have a certain measure in the in do routine of the individual. Exceeding this measure can be defined as exercise addiction. The aim of this study was determined as the examination of exercise addiction in health sciences faculty students. The research is a descriptive study in the survey model in which quantitative data collection technique is used. The study was carried out on the students of the faculty of health sciences (308 people). Exercise Addiction Scale and personal information form developed by Demir (2018) were used to collect the research data. The analysis of the data was made in the SPSS 21.00 statistical package program. Descriptive statistics, t-test and one-way anova analysis were used in data analysis. As a result of the research, it was seen that the level of exercise addiction of the students of the Faculty of Health Sciences changed according to the gender, the education department, participation in social activities, and having another addiction. In addition, it was found that the average of exercise addiction of the students was in the risky category. This result is thought to be related to the sexist socio-cultural codes of women and men in the popular culture society.