Physical education and sports teacher the relationship of eating awarenessto like their body

In this study, it is aimed to examine the relationship between physical education and sports teachers' eating awareness and their body liking. Due to the intense working tempo of physical education and sports teachers, it can be difficult to create awareness of eating and to associate this awareness with liking their bodies. As a result of eating awareness, the physical appearance of the individual is affected and this significantly affects the individual's appreciation of his body. In line with our study, it has been tried to examine how physical education teachers manage these perceptions and how they are affected by them, with reasons and results. In this sense, an important development can be achieved in order to learn the current perspective of physical education and sports teachers and, as a result, to improve their quality of life and body perception in this direction, both physically and psychologically. The food awareness of physical education and sports teachers depends on the variables of gender, age, marital status, having a child, spending life in the city or in the countryside, calculating calories before eating or not, education level, branch difference, social media usage status, and frequency of posting on social media. Analyzed to see if it differs. The sample of the study consists of 273 physical education and sports teachers, 128 of whom are women and 145 are men, working in the province of Malatya. Personal information form asking demographic information, food awareness scale and body liking scale were used as data collection tools in the research. According to the findings that analyzed statistical methods, it was determined that the relationship between physical education and sports teachers' eating awareness and their body liking differed significantly according to demographic characteristics. When the gender variable is considered, the scores of women are significantly higher than the scores of men. When it comes to marital status, it has been determined by the results of the research that single individuals like their bodies more than married individuals. It was concluded that the rate of eating awareness and body liking of the participants who are interested in individual sports is higher than those who are interested in team sports. Again, individuals living in rural areas stated that they were more careful about food and liked their bodies more than individuals living in the city. In individuals who have children, the level of awareness of eating and liking their bodies are lower than those who do not have children. It has been concluded that physical education and sports teachers' eating awareness changes according to demographic characteristics and this situation significantly affects their body liking.