Examining the effect of exergame videos on physical and mental well-being

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of individuals playing active video games, which are electronic leisure activities, on physical and mental well-being. Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Sport Sciences consisted of a total of 80 participants, 40 men and 40 women, between the ages of 18-25. Participants were asked to follow the applications by watching 40-45 minutes of exergame videos 3 days a week via television, computer or phone. In the research, height and weight measurement, vertical jump and flexibility tests were applied as pre-test and post-test. In addition, to determine the level of mental well-being, a 14-item questionnaire was applied to the Mental Well-Being Scale (MIOS). Paired T and ANOVA tests from the SPSS 25 package program were used for data analysis. As a result of the study, it was determined that the vertical jump and flexibility post-test values increased significantly compared to the pre-test values (p<0,05). Flexibility and vertical jump in-group values of gender groups (male and female) were found to increase statistically significantly (p<0,05). A significant difference was determined between the vertical jump post-test values of the groups according to the gender of the participants (p<0,05). According to the follow-up test findings, it was determined that the vertical jump performance of male participants was significantly higher than that of female participants. When the flexibility post-test values of the participants according to gender were examined in terms of gender, no statistically significant difference was found between male and female participants (p>0,05). There was no statistically significant difference between the mental well-being levels of male and female participants according to the gender of the participants (p>0,05).