Examining university students' attitudes towards fat phobia

The aim of this study was to determine the levels of college students and to examine fat phobia. The sample ofthis study was 219 men and women university students from School of Physical Education and Sport inÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. Participate were first, second, third and fourth grade....

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Main Authors: Emre Turegun, Huseyin Ozturk, Recep Sarıkaya, Yakup Afyon
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Language:English
Published: Selcuk University Press 2013-08-01
Series:Türk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/200719
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author Emre Turegun
Huseyin Ozturk
Recep Sarıkaya
Yakup Afyon
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description The aim of this study was to determine the levels of college students and to examine fat phobia. The sample ofthis study was 219 men and women university students from School of Physical Education and Sport inÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. Participate were first, second, third and fourth grade. A short form of thefat phobia scale as the data collection tool was used. One Way Anova and unpaired t-test were used comparevariables. According to the results of this study, students' fat phobia level (3.06 ± 0.44) was found at moderatelevels. A significant difference between male and female students' attitudes fat phobia was not found (p gt; 0.05).In conclusion, obese and overweight people are the most important cause of the social adversities, exhibit anegative attitude towards other people are obese and more people are thought to arise.
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spelling doaj-art-6d82b5df8d8a495f8a524de2eb5f7a252025-02-03T03:38:44ZengSelcuk University PressTürk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi2147-56522013-08-011527074154Examining university students' attitudes towards fat phobiaEmre TuregunHuseyin OzturkRecep SarıkayaYakup AfyonThe aim of this study was to determine the levels of college students and to examine fat phobia. The sample ofthis study was 219 men and women university students from School of Physical Education and Sport inÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart University. Participate were first, second, third and fourth grade. A short form of thefat phobia scale as the data collection tool was used. One Way Anova and unpaired t-test were used comparevariables. According to the results of this study, students' fat phobia level (3.06 ± 0.44) was found at moderatelevels. A significant difference between male and female students' attitudes fat phobia was not found (p gt; 0.05).In conclusion, obese and overweight people are the most important cause of the social adversities, exhibit anegative attitude towards other people are obese and more people are thought to arise.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/200719fat phobia; obesity; university studentsfat phobia obesity university students
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Examining university students' attitudes towards fat phobia
Türk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi
fat phobia; obesity; university students
fat phobia
obesity
university students
title Examining university students' attitudes towards fat phobia
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title_short Examining university students' attitudes towards fat phobia
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