Examination Of Physical Self-Description And Self-Confidence Level Of Individuals Exercise

Authors : Ayşe Bilgiseven, Duygu Aksoy

Pages : 1-12

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Publication Date : 2023-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of the research is to examination of physical self-description and self-confidence level of individuals exercise. The main focus of the present study is individuals who exercise regularly in Tekirdağ. The study sample consisted of 202 individuals, 112 (%55,4) women and 90 (%44,6) men. In data collection and analysis, the study sample comprised volunteer participants, between the ages of 20-50 years (32.15±6.50), exercising regularly at least 3 days a week or more, and no health problems. The personal information forms, “Self-Confidence Scale” and “Physical Self-Description Questionnaire (PSDQ)”, prepared by the researcher were applied to the participants, respectively. SPSS 21 software package was used for data analysis. The data was not normally distributed, so paired comparisons were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U, multiple comparisons were analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis tests and descriptive statistics were made. In the study, the Cronbach-Alpha internal consistency coefficient of the Self-Confidence scale was 0.952 and the Marsh Physical Self-Description Scale was found 0.954. According to the results of the research, a significant difference was found between physical self-description and gender, educational level, type of exercise, and reason to exercise (p 0.05). In the correlation analysis between physical self-description and self-confidence, a positive correlation was found in all sub-dimensions.
Keywords : Exercise, Physical Self Description, Self Confidence

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