Adölesanlarda sosyal sermaye, fiziksel benlik algısı ve fiziksel aktivite arasındaki ilişki: Eskişehir kent merkezi örneği

The aim of this study was to investigate the association of physical activity participation with social capital, physical self-perception, body-mass index, family income, and parental educational status. Participants of the study were 568 female and 659 male adolescents who live in Eskişehir urban. Short form of International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Social Capital Scale for Adolescents and Physical Self-Inventory were used as data collection tool. Income and parental educational attainment status were collected via parental consent forms. Overall physical activity participation (OPAP) and moderate to vigorous physical activity participation (MVPAP) were analyzed as dichotomous dependent variables. Chi-square and binomial logistic regression tests were used. Chi-square test results indicated that males' participation rate was significantly higher than females in OPAP and MVPAP, p=0.000. Physical condition, sport competence, and income were directly associated with OPAP and MVPAP, while distant family social capital was inversely associated with MVPAP. The distant family social capital was inversely, and sport competence was directly associated with OPAP for females. Sport competence and income were directly associated with MVPAP for females. For male adolescents, physical strength and income were directly associated with OPAP. The distant family social capital was inversely, and physical condition was directly associated with MVPAP for male adolescents. These results suggest that various aspects of social capital were associated with physical activity participation among Turkish adolescents. Moreover, implementation addressing physical self-perception should be included in physical activity interventions.