Examination of the relationship between exercise addiction and behavioral regulations in exercise and substance abuse awareness of weightlifting and boxing athletes

Performing physical activities within a certain order and frequency is defined as exercise. The main purpose of exercising is to get away from a sedentary life and to have ideal health parameters together with preventing and slowing down possible diseases. As well as the physiological gains that exercise provides, there are psychological and sociological benefits. In this context; The aim of the thesis is to evaluate the relationship between exercise addiction and behavioral regulation in exercise and substance abuse awareness of weightlifting and boxing athletes and to examine these data in terms of demographic variables. The research group consists of 333 participants. For data collection purposes, "Exercise Addiction Scale", "Behavioral Regulations Scale in Exercise-2" and "Substance Abuse Awareness Scale" have been used. In the analysis of the data, percentage and frequency distributions, Pearson Correlation Analysis, One-Way ANOVA and t-Test have been applied. According to the results of the research, no relationship has been found between the variables of age, sports age and personal income and the sub-dimensions of the Exercise Addiction Scale, and no significant difference has been found between the variables of national sports status and addiction status to any substance and the sub-dimensions of the scale (p>0.05). A relationship has been found between family income and weekly training hour variable and the sub-dimensions of the Exercise Addiction Scale, and a significant difference has been found between the variables of gender, branch, marital status, perceived income level and the sub-dimensions of the scale (p<0.05). No relationship has been found between the variables of personal income and weekly training hour and the sub-dimensions of Behavioral Regulations Scale in Exercise-2, and no significant difference has been found between the variables of gender, educational status, place of residence and perceived income level and the sub-dimensions of the scale (p>0.05). A relationship has been found between the variables of age and family income and the sub-dimensions of Behavioral Regulations Scale in Exercise-2 and a significant difference has been found between the variables of branch, marital status, national sports status and individuals living at home and the sub-dimensions of the scale (p<0.05). A significant difference has been found between the variables of gender, national sports status, the state of being an acquaintance who has used or used addictive substances in the environment, age, education level, perceived income level, mother's education level and father's education level, and the sub-dimensions of the Substance Abuse Awareness Scale (p<0,05). No significant difference has been found between the variables of place of residence, parental status, branch, the state of participating in any activity related to addiction, the state of using addictive substances and the state of addiction to any substance and the sub-dimensions of the Substance Abuse Awareness Scale (p>0,05). A positive, moderately significant relationship has been found between the Exercise Addiction Scale total score and the Substance Abuse Awareness Scale total score and the Exercise Behavioral Regulations Scale-2 total score (p<0,05).