AN INVESTIGATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF ACADEMICIANS IN SPORT SCIENCES – THE EXAMPLE OF MARMARA UNIVERSITY AND İSTANBUL GELIŞIM UNIVERSITY, TURKEY

Authors

  • Ömer Eryiğit Graduate Student, Marmara University, Institute of Health Sciences, Turkey
  • Serap Mungan Ay Assistant Professor, Marmara University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v6i10.3497

Keywords:

academician, physical activity, sports sciences

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the physical activity levels of academicians working at the sports science faculties of state and foundation universities. The sample group of the study consists of academicians working at Marmara University and Istanbul Gelişim University. As a data collection tool in research, in addition to the personal information form "International Physical Activity questionnaire", developed by the World Health Organization and adapted to Turkish by Öztürk (2005) was used. In the evaluation of the data, besides descriptive statistics, Chi-Square test was used. As a result of the analysis, a difference was found between the physical activity levels of the academicians working at Marmara University according to their gender, age and monthly income level. No statistically significant difference was found between the gender, age, marital status, weekly lesson hours, university service years, monthly income and body mass indexes and physical activity levels of the academicians working at Istanbul Gelişim University. As a result, it has been determined that the participation levels of the academicians working in the sports science faculties of state and foundation universities differ in terms of some socio-demographic characteristics.

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Author Biographies

  • Ömer Eryiğit, Graduate Student, Marmara University, Institute of Health Sciences, Turkey
    Ömer Eryiğit was born in Istanbul in 1993. Between 2013-2017, he graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Sports Management. Between 2017-2020, he completed his master's degree in Marmara University Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Management Sciences Program.
  • Serap Mungan Ay, Assistant Professor, Marmara University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Turkey
    Dr. Serap Mungan Ay was born in Ankara in 1969. He graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics between 1989-1990. Marmara University he completed his master's degree at the Institute of Health Sciences, Physical Education and Sports Department, Sports Management Program in 1995. Marmara University she graduated from the Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Sports Management Program in 2002. Marmara University Sports Management Department, in 2006, she received the title of assistant professor. She did academic studies in the field of sports management and sports economics. Member of the Association of Sports Sciences.

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2020-12-23

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Vol. 6 No. 10 (2021)

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