African Educational Research Journal - Exercise addiction of individuals receiving sports services and analysis of social appearance anxiety levels - Vol. 9(1) - January 2021

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This study examines exercise addiction and social appearance anxiety among students at faculties of sports sciences using multiple variables. Data were collected from 170 participants with a Personal Information Form, Exercise Addiction Scale, and Social Appearance Anxiety Scale. Normality assumptions were assessed using skewness and kurtosis, enabling parametric analyses. Frequency, percentage, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Scheffe post hoc tests were used. Regular sports service use at least two days per week was associated with lower general exercise addiction and social appearance anxiety, suggesting physical and mental benefits support self-acceptance.

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Abstract

Introduction

Social appearance anxiety and body image

Exercise addiction and psychological effects

Methods and Data Collection

Data Analysis

Results

Discussion and Implications

African Educational Research Journal Vol. 9(1), pp. 75-85, January 2021 DOI: 10. 30918/AERJ.91.20.222 ISSN: 2354-2160 Full Length Research Paper Exercise addiction of individuals receiving sports services and analysis of social appearance anxiety levels Mehdi Duyan1* and İlker Günel2 1 Faculty of Sport Science, 2 Faculty of Sport Science, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey. Usak University, Usak, Turkey. Accepted 15 January, 2021 | ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to examine exercise addiction and social appearance anxiety levels of students studying at the faculty of sports sciences in terms of various variables. There were 170 participants in the study.“Personal Information Form”,“Exercise Addiction Scale” and “Social Appearance Anxiety Scale” were applied to the participants. Whether the data provided the assumption of normality was evaluated by the skewness and kurtosis test. It was decided that the values obtained as a result of the analysis provided the assumption of normality; therefore it was deemed appropriate to apply parametric tests. Frequency, percentage, t-test , One-Way ANOVA and Post Hoc (Scheffe) test statistics were used to analyze the data. As a result, it was determined that participants who regularly received sports services at least 2 days a week had low levels of general exercise addiction and social appearance anxiety. In this context, it can be said that individuals' exercise addiction and social appearance anxiety levels were low. Therefore, it can be said that the physical and mental benefits individuals got from sports activities enabled them to be more at peace with themselves, as the participants who received sports services made their exercise a habit to protect their health in daily life.
Keywords: Exercise addiction, social appearance, anxiety, sports services. | | --- | | *Corresponding author. E-mail: [duyanmhdi@gmail.com](duyanmhdi@gmail.com). | INTRODUCTION Today, societies are very interested in the physical appearance of people (Alemdağ and Öncü, 2015) . Social appearance anxiety is important because it is linked to significant psychological and behavioral factors related to health. Considering the situations in which social appearance anxiety arises on an individual basis, it is thought that the physical appearance of individuals generally occurs when they fail to achieve the body image they want in the eyes of other individuals and feel inadequate (Hagger and Stevenson, 2010) . Positive body image plays an important role in raising healthy generations. This image affects individuals' quality of life, success and interpersonal relations. However, a negative body image can lead to depression, eating disorders, and social anxiety in individuals, and subsequently, social appearance anxiety may appear in individuals (Yuceant and Unlu, 2017) . Social appearance anxiety can be evaluated as a result of negative body image related to the individual's body and appearance (Claes et al. , 2012; Doğan, 2010) . According to the researchers, social appearance anxiety occurs as a result of social and physical anxiety. Therefore, it is expressed as a result of the negative image of one's own body and appearance (Hart et al. , 2008) . According to Hart et al. (2008), the concept of social appearance anxiety, beyond the general physical appearance such as height, weight, and muscle structure, is a much more comprehensive concept including characteristics of body perception and body image such as skin color and face shape (nose, distance between eyes, smile, etc. ) . On the other hand, social appearance anxiety has an important relationship with individuals' physical self-esteem, body satisfaction, eating habits, motivation for physical activity, and physical activity behaviors (Yousefi et al. , 2009) . Therefore, it has been suggested that the most important cause of exercise addiction is dissatisfaction with the image, body image and weight anxiety (Davis and Fox, 199

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What is the purpose of the study?

The study aims to examine exercise addiction and social appearance anxiety levels among students in sports sciences in relation to various variables.

How was data collected in the research?

The study used a Personal Information Form, Exercise Addiction Scale, and Social Appearance Anxiety Scale administered to 170 participants.

What main finding was reported about students who receive sports services regularly?

Participants who received sports services at least two days per week showed low levels of general exercise addiction and social appearance anxiety.

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