Exemşşnation of the relatıonship between participation to physical activity and self-confidence in universty students

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between university students' participation in physical activity and self-confidence and to investigate the effect of demographic variables on self-confidence. Data were collected "Self confidence Scale- 33 items" which was developed by Akın (2007), personal information form prepared by the researchers and the Turkısh version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-short form). In this context; the research which was the descriptive survey model was applied to 500 volunteer participants in different departments of Yozgat Bozok University. Statistical analyzes were evaluated using IBM-SPSS 20 package program. Kolmogorov Simirnov test was used to determine whether the statistical data were distributed normally. It was determined that the variables were not distributed normally, therefore nonparametric tests were appiled for the analysis of the data (p<0.05). The difference between the averages of the two groups Mann Whitney U test and also Kruskal Wallis-H test for more than 2 groups. were used. In addition, Spearman Correlation analysis was performed to determine the direction and magnitude of the relationship between two measured variables. As a result of the research; It was determined that there was a significant and positive relationship between participation in sports-based physical activities and self confidence in the students studying in different departments. When the demographic variables of the students were examined, it was found that there was a significant and positive relationship between gender, type of housing, monthly expenditure amount, education area and family sports background. Key words: Self-confidence, Physical Activity, Unıversıty Student