Investigation of the Effect of Exercise Addiction Levels of Physical Education and Sports School Students on Problem Solving Skills: Kilis Province Example

Authors : Ali Yıldırım, M. Hakan Mayda

Pages : 65-76

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Publication Date : 2025-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted to examine the relationship between exercise addiction and problem solving skills of students studying at the School of Physical Education and Sports; to examine whether exercise addiction and problem solving skills differ depending on their gender, the departments they study, their status as licensed athletes and their weekly exercise frequency. The research group consists of 90 female and 54 male students studying at Kilis 7 Aralık University School of Physical Education and Sports. Descriptive screening model was used in the research process. As a data collection tool, the personal information form developed by the researcher, the Exercise Addiction Scale developed by Tekkurşun, Demir et al. (2018) and the Problem Solving Skill Scale developed by Causey and Dubow (1992) were applied. The data obtained as a result of the research were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 program. Frequency analysis was used to determine the percentage distribution of personal information. Independent Samples T test was used to analyze the scale scores and One Way ANOVA analysis was used to compare the scale scores according to demographic variables with more than two categories, and the significance level was determined as p<0.05 in the analyzes used. As a result of the research; the relationship between exercise addiction and problem solving skills of students studying in physical education and sports college was statistically significant in a positive direction.
Keywords : Student, Exercise Addiction, Problem Solving Skills

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