The relationship between attitudes towards healthy nutrition and awareness levels of exercise addiction in male taekwondo athletes
Exercise has a vital role in the physical, mental, emotional and social health of individuals. However, excessive and uncontrolled exercise may have negative consequences instead of the expected benefits such as exercise addiction. Studies on exercise addiction in athletes are thus crucial. In th...
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| author | Ersan Tolukan Hasan Guler Aydiner Birsin Yildiz Guner Cicek Ilimdar Yalcin Alican Bayram Nurullah Emir Ekinci |
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| description | Exercise has a vital role in the physical, mental, emotional and social health
of individuals. However, excessive and uncontrolled exercise may have negative
consequences instead of the expected benefits such as exercise addiction. Studies
on exercise addiction in athletes are thus crucial. In this regard, the present
study was aimed to examine the relationship between male taekwondo athletes’
attitudes towards healthy nutrition and their awareness levels of exercise
addiction. Data for the study were collected in 2024 from 282 Turkish taekwondo
athletes selected through convenience sampling. The average sports experience of
study participants was 9.3 ± 5.7 years. The questionnaire for data
collection had three parts: the personal information form, the Attitude Scale for
Healthy Nutrition Awareness, and the Exercise Addiction Scale. A Pearson
correlation coefficient was calculated to analyze the relationships between
variables wherein the data showed normal distribution. A simple regression
analysis was performed to examine the effects. An independent t-test was
conducted to explore differences between the national and non-national athletes.
Results demonstrated that the national athletes had higher exercise addiction
scores. The study found significant and positive relationship between male
taekwondo athletes’ attitudes towards healthy nutrition and their awareness
levels of exercise addiction (p < 0.05). The attitudes towards healthy
nutrition significantly predicted exercise addiction awareness (p <
0.05; r = 0.186). The increase in positive attitudes towards healthy
nutrition may bring greater awareness of exercise addiction. Efforts should be
made to improve athletes’ attitudes towards nutrition for preventing exercise
addiction as a negative outcome. Further studies are recommended to enhance
athletes’ knowledge and attitude towards nutrition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f8f2c7503415480b9b6ee3065b1b0eed2025-01-03T08:41:59ZengMRE PressJournal of Men's Health1875-68671875-68592024-12-012012505610.22514/jomh.2024.195S1875-6867(24)00303-8The relationship between attitudes towards healthy nutrition and awareness levels of exercise addiction in male taekwondo athletesErsan Tolukan0Hasan Guler1Aydiner Birsin Yildiz2Guner Cicek3Ilimdar Yalcin4Alican Bayram5Nurullah Emir Ekinci6Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, 06010 Ankara, TurkiyeDepartment of Sports Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Aydin Adnan Menderes University, 09100 Aydin, TurkiyeDepartment of Sports Management, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, 06010 Ankara, TurkiyeDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Hitit University, 19030 Corum, TurkiyeDepartment of Coaching Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Bingol University, 12000 Bingol, TurkiyeDepartment of Recreation, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Bingol University, 12000 Bingol, TurkiyeDepartment of Recreation, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Yalova University, 77200 Yalova, TurkiyeExercise has a vital role in the physical, mental, emotional and social health of individuals. However, excessive and uncontrolled exercise may have negative consequences instead of the expected benefits such as exercise addiction. Studies on exercise addiction in athletes are thus crucial. In this regard, the present study was aimed to examine the relationship between male taekwondo athletes’ attitudes towards healthy nutrition and their awareness levels of exercise addiction. Data for the study were collected in 2024 from 282 Turkish taekwondo athletes selected through convenience sampling. The average sports experience of study participants was 9.3 ± 5.7 years. The questionnaire for data collection had three parts: the personal information form, the Attitude Scale for Healthy Nutrition Awareness, and the Exercise Addiction Scale. A Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated to analyze the relationships between variables wherein the data showed normal distribution. A simple regression analysis was performed to examine the effects. An independent t-test was conducted to explore differences between the national and non-national athletes. Results demonstrated that the national athletes had higher exercise addiction scores. The study found significant and positive relationship between male taekwondo athletes’ attitudes towards healthy nutrition and their awareness levels of exercise addiction (p < 0.05). The attitudes towards healthy nutrition significantly predicted exercise addiction awareness (p < 0.05; r = 0.186). The increase in positive attitudes towards healthy nutrition may bring greater awareness of exercise addiction. Efforts should be made to improve athletes’ attitudes towards nutrition for preventing exercise addiction as a negative outcome. Further studies are recommended to enhance athletes’ knowledge and attitude towards nutrition.https://oss.jomh.org/files/article/20241230-445/pdf/JOMH2024080901.pdfathletehealthy lifestyleprevention of addiction |
| spellingShingle | Ersan Tolukan Hasan Guler Aydiner Birsin Yildiz Guner Cicek Ilimdar Yalcin Alican Bayram Nurullah Emir Ekinci The relationship between attitudes towards healthy nutrition and awareness levels of exercise addiction in male taekwondo athletes Journal of Men's Health athlete healthy lifestyle prevention of addiction |
| title | The relationship between attitudes towards healthy nutrition and awareness levels of exercise addiction in male taekwondo athletes |
| title_full | The relationship between attitudes towards healthy nutrition and awareness levels of exercise addiction in male taekwondo athletes |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between attitudes towards healthy nutrition and awareness levels of exercise addiction in male taekwondo athletes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between attitudes towards healthy nutrition and awareness levels of exercise addiction in male taekwondo athletes |
| title_short | The relationship between attitudes towards healthy nutrition and awareness levels of exercise addiction in male taekwondo athletes |
| title_sort | relationship between attitudes towards healthy nutrition and awareness levels of exercise addiction in male taekwondo athletes |
| topic | athlete healthy lifestyle prevention of addiction |
| url | https://oss.jomh.org/files/article/20241230-445/pdf/JOMH2024080901.pdf |
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