Abstract
The purpose of this cross-cultural study exposes stages of change for exercise behavior (SCEB) in relation to perceived social self-efficacy (PSSE) between Turkey and England sport sciences students. The study group of the research consists of 168 (66 women and 102 men) students from Turkey and 217 (112 women and 105 men) students from England who completed a questionnaire package that included SCEB scale and The PSSE Scale. Descriptive statistics, t test, ANOVA, Chi-Square test were used as a statistical analysis. Results showed that the effect of PSSE on SCEB was significant between two counties and sport science students in Turkey have more PSSE than sport science students in England. Furthermore, it was found significant differences for the SCEB between Turkey and England and that sport science students living in England are significantly more physically active than sport science students living in Turkey. This result could explain that England has more sport neighborhood and facilities than Turkey.
Highlights
Self-efficacy, a key part of social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1997), is one of the strongest psychosocial determinants of physical activity and exercise (Netz & Raviv, 2004; Rogers, et al, 2005)
Research investigating participation in physical activity and social self-efficacy of sports science students studying in Turkey and the UK seems to be important to fill the gap in the literature
The purpose of this cross-cultural research is to analyze the stages of change for exercise behavior (SCEB) and perceived social self-efficacy (PSSE) of sports science students studying in Turkey and the UK and to investigate whether social self-efficacy has an effect on exercise behavior
Summary
Self-efficacy, a key part of social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1997), is one of the strongest psychosocial determinants of physical activity and exercise (Netz & Raviv, 2004; Rogers, et al, 2005). The development of social skills contributes to the achievement of goals and a better evaluation of opportunities (Öztürk & Şahin, 2007). In this regard, research on self-efficacy and physical activity has remarkably grown in recent years (Martin & Kulinna, 2005; Motl, 2007; Gencay, 2009; Temple, 2009; Iskender & Akin, 2010; Luszczynska et al, 2011; Cowan et al, 2012; Çetinkalp, 2012; Vurgun, 2015; XiaoXia, et al, 2016; Alemdag, 2018). Individual or collective participation in physical activity has positive effects on social relations and individuals’ self-development. Research investigating participation in physical activity and social self-efficacy of sports science students studying in Turkey and the UK seems to be important to fill the gap in the literature
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