Analyzing relationships among leisure time exercise levels, healthy lifestyle beliefs and behavioural regulation in exercise of high school students: Beyşehir sample

In this research, it is aimed to analyse corelations and differences among leisure time exercise attendances (LTEA), healthy lifestyle beliefs (HLB) and behavioural regulation in exercises (BRE) of high school students in aspects of demographical changes. In this research correlational survey model from quantitative research methods is implemented. All high schools from Beyşehir province of Konya constitutes population of the research. The research's sample constitutes three high school selected via clusters sampling method from Beyşehir population. The data has been collected via Identity Form, Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire, Healthy Lifestyle Belief Questionarie and Behavioural Regulations in Exercise Questionnaire-2. For data analysing parametric tests (Pearson Correlation, Independent Samples T-test, One Way Anova and Tukey) has been preferred considering normality-homogeneity tests and Central Limit Theorem. When the research findings are analysed, on variables in reference to gender factor LTEA, HLB and BRE (only external adjustment), in reference to school type factor only BRE (only introjection adjustment), in reference to grade level factor only HLB, in reference to academical success only LTEA, in reference to licenced athlete factor LTEA and BRE (internal adjustment, introjection adjustment and lack of motivation) related differences is observed. Besides, it is observed that in regards to place of residence of parents' LTEA, HLB and BRE differences on variables are corelated. As a result of corelation tests substantive corelations is observed between LTEA, HLB and BRE (internal adjustment, introjection adjustment and lack of motivation) and HLB and BRE (all subscales). Also related differences between LTEA and HLB variables in regards to gender, academic success, being licenced athlete and place of residence factors is analysed with z points and it's defined that the differences are not relevant.