Examination of self-efficacy conditions according to some of the conditions attending private sports centers

This study aims to examine the self-efficacy status of individuals attending private sports centers according to some variables (age, gender, educational status, income status, etc.). The sample of the study consisted of 312 voluntaries between the ages of 18 and 50 who practiced activities and wanted to do sports throughout the province of Ankara in the year 2020-2021. Personal screening model was used in this research. In the analysis of data; demographic characteristics of the participants are shown as descriptive statistics. Descriptive statistics (percentage, frequency, mean and standard deviation) were used to determine the demographic characteristics of the participants. The variance of the analysis was tested by Skewness and Kurtosis values. In the study of the normal distributed variables, parametric test techniques were used. In the analysis of data; independent samples t-test was used to determine the significant difference between the two groups. One-way analysis of variance was used to elucidate the difference between more than two groups. Tukey, multiple comparison test, was used to determine the source of the difference as a result of the analysis of variance. The confidence interval was determined as 95% and values below p<0.05 were considered significant. IBM SPSS Statistics was used in the analysis of the research data. Results of this research show that while people's ages, occupations, income statuses, educational background and their satisfaction from their physical appearances effects their calculated scores significantly; their gender, marital status, or usage of alcohol and cigarettes does not impact on these scores. Keywords: Sports Center, Fitness, Sports Facilities, Sports, Self Efficacy