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The aim of the study is to examine the effect of secondary school students' participation in the 12-week physical activity program on empathy behaviors. The research was carried out by experimental method and sequential pattern. The 46 volunteer students who were the sample of the study were divided into two groups as experimental and control groups. The ‘Personal Information Form’ and ‘Empathic Tendency Scale’ were applied to the students in both groups as a preliminary test in the first week and as a final test after 12 weeks. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 17.0 package program was used for the analysis of the data. As a result of the normality tests (Skewness and Kurtosis/Kolmogorov-Smirnov), it was determined that the data showed a normal distribution, so the Independent Sample T-Test and Paired Samples T-Test were applied. The level of significance as p<0.05 was determined. According to the results of the study, there was a statistically significant difference in the levels of empathy of the experimental group after the preliminary test 65.47 ± 22 and the final test 76.13 ± 22, while there was no significant difference in the levels of self-esteem of the control group after the preliminary test 64.95 ± 22 and the final test 63.17 ± 22. As a result, this study reveals that participation in 12 weeks of regular exercise significantly increases the empathy levels of secondary school students.

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