Abstract:

This study aims to determine the relationship between their exercise status and physical self-perceptions in gifted university students and to examine it in terms of age and gender variables. The study group consists of special (gifted) talented students studying at various universities in Turkey. In this context, 93 (46 male, 47 female) special (gifted) talented students were reached. Physical Self Scale (PSS) was used in the study. Since the data showed a normal distribution, independent samples t-test was used in paired groups. One-way Anova was performed in groups of three. According to the gender variable of the special (gifted) students; there was a significant difference in favor of men in the sub-dimensions Physical Condition (PC) and Physical Strength (PS) of those who exercise regularly (p<.05). While significance (p<.05) was observed in all sub-dimensions of the scale according to the exercise status of special (gifted) university students, it was determined that the average scores of the exercisers were higher. In the comparison made in terms of the age level variable, it was determined that there was no significant difference between the sub-dimensions of the scale and the age level (p>.05). As a result, the physical self-perceptions of the special (gifted) talented male students who exercise regularly were found to be higher than that of the female students.

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