Abstract:

The aim of the study is to examine the frequency of participation in recreational activities and the levels of healthy lifestyle behaviors of the students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences studying at Munzur University. The relational survey model was used as the research method. The study group of the research consists of 140 males and 51 females, a total of 191 students from the Faculty of Sport Sciences at Munzur University. The personal information form prepared by the researcher as a data collection tool in the study, the Frequency of Participation in Recreational Activities questionnaire used in the study of Güven and Yavuz (2018), Walker et al. (1987) and revised again in 1996, the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale II was used. SPSS 24 data analysis program was used in the analysis of the data. Reliability analysis was performed by looking at the Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the scales. Then, independent sample t test, one-way analysis of variance (anova) for variables with more than two groups was used. In the study, the error level was taken as p<.05. Pearson correlation analysis was performed. Subsequently, simple-level linear regression analysis was performed. As a result, it has been observed that as the frequency of participation in recreational activities of the students participating in the study increases, the level of exhibiting a healthy lifestyle in Health Responsibility, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Spiritual Development, Interpersonal Relations, Stress Management will increase, the Frequency of Participation in Recreational Activities and Lifestyle Behaviors will increase.

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