The Effects of Eating Habits, Physical Activity, Nutrition Knowledge and Self-efficacy Levels on Obesity

Autor: Nevzat Demirci, Erdal Demirci, Pervin Toptaş Demirci
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Universal Journal of Educational Research. 6:1424-1430
ISSN: 2332-3213
2332-3205
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2018.060702
Popis: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of eating habits, physical activity, nutrition knowledge and self-efficacy levels on obesity. The participants of the research were the students of Kafkas University Physical Education and Sports College and Sarikamis Vocational School. Research includes eating habits, physical activity (PA), nutrition knowledge and self-efficacy questionnaire. The cases were divided into normal weight (NW) and overweight - obese (OW) groups based on age, gender, and body mass index percentages. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS. According to the findings; approximately 35.5% of participants were identified as overweight or obese. Significant differences were observed between the OW and NW groups in terms of gender, weight control (P
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