Examination of Cognitive Flexibility and Social Appearance Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Primary School Teachers

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The study examines cognitive flexibility and social appearance anxiety levels among physical education and sports teachers and primary school teachers. The research includes 160 participants (56 female, 104 male) and uses a personal information form plus the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory and the Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, both adapted for Turkish. T-tests and One-Way ANOVA with Scheffe post hoc comparisons evaluate group differences, while Pearson correlation assesses relationships.

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Contents

1. Introduction

2. Method

3. Findings and Discussion

4. Conclusion

References

Contribution of this paper to the literature

Asian Journal of Education and Training Vol. 6, No. 2, 176-180, 2020 ISSN(E) 2519-5387 DOI: 10.20448/journal.522.2020.62.176.180 © 2020 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Examination of Cognitive Flexibility and Social Appearance Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Primary School Teachers Metin KARAYOL 1 􀀣 Yahya DOĞAR2 1School of Physical Education and Sports, MuşAlparslan University, Turkey. 2Faculty of Sports Sciences, İnönü University, Turkey. (􀀣 Corresponding Author) Abstract The aim of this research study is to examine the cognitive flexibility and social appearance anxiety levels of physical education and sports teachers and primary school teachers. The study group consists of 160 participant (56 famele, 104 male) in total. Personal information form created by researchers and “Cognitive Flexibility Inventory” transcribed to Turkish by Gülüm and Dağ(2012) and “ Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, transcribed to Turkish by Doğan (2010) has been used as a data collector in the study. In the analysis of data, the T-test has been used in the comparison of quantitative continuous data between two independent groups and the One Way Anova test has been used in the comparison of quantitative continuous data between more than two independent groups. Scheffe test has been used as the completive post hoc analysis to determine the differences after the Anova test. Pearson correlation analysis was implemented among the continuous variables of the study. As a result of the study, there was a statistically significant difference between the levels of cognitive flexibility and ability to produce alternative solutions as well as between the cognitive flexibility overall scores and teaching experience (p<0.05) . It was determined that there were statistically significant differences among the social appearance anxiety scores concerning gender, school, and teaching branch variables (p<0.05) . It was determined that there was statistically no significant relationship between cognitive flexibility overall scores and social appearance anxiety levels (p>0.05) . Keywords: Sports management, Physical education, Cognitive flexibility, Social appearance anxiety. Acknowledgement: Both authors contributed to the conception and design of the study. Funding: This study received no specific financial support. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests. Transparency: The authors confirm that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 177 2. Method ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 177 3. Findings and Discussion ............................................................................................................................................................... 178 4. Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 180 References ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 180 Contribution of this paper to the literature This study contributes to the existing literature by examining the cognitive flexibility and social appearance anxiety levels of physica

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What variables does the study investigate?

The study investigates cognitive flexibility and social appearance anxiety levels among physical education and sports teachers and primary school teachers.

How many participants are included and how are they characterized?

The study group consists of 160 participants, including 56 female and 104 male participants.

What statistical methods are used to analyze the data?

Independent-samples T-test compares two groups, One-Way ANOVA compares more than two groups, Scheffe post hoc tests identify differences after ANOVA, and Pearson correlation examines relationships among continuous variables.

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