Physical fitness, self-handicapping, and self-esteem levels of physical education teachers

The aim of this study is to examine physical activity, self-handicapping and self-esteem levels of physical education teachers. 191 (104 male, 87 female) physical education teachers working in Çorum province voluntarily participated in the study. Ethics Committee Permission was obtained from Hitit University Non-Interventional Researches Ethics Committee, and written institutional permission was obtained from Çorum Provincial Directorate of National Education. The informed consent form was approved by the physical education teachers who voluntarily participated in the study. SPSS 25.0 (IBM, USA) was used for statistical analysis of the data. Mann-Whitney U test was used to examine the differences between groups, and Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to test differences among groups. Physical activity levels of the subjects, was assessed by the International Physical Activity Scale, adapted into Turkish by Öztürk (2005). Self-esteem levels were measured by using Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale developed by Rosenberg (1965) and adapted into Turkish by Tukuş (2010) and self-handicapping levels were assessed by using Self-Handicapping Scale, developed by Rhodewalt (1990) and adapted into Turkish by Akın (2012). As a result of the analysis of the data, it was determined that physical activity levels of physical education teachers were low in general, and there was a negative and weak correlation between self-handicapping and self-esteem levels.