ABSTRACT

Background: The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between anxiety levels and exercise addiction of higher school students studying in the field of sports sciences during Covid-19 pandemic period.

Aim: It is to determine relationship between anxiety levels and exercise addiction of higher school students studying in field of sports sciences during Covid-19 pandemic period.

Methods: 184 students participated in the study. Gender, age, educational class, having regular exercise and exercise periods were learned as demographical information. In order to determine anxiety and exercise addiction levels of students, Corona virus anxiety scale and Exercise addiction scale survey were applied. In the analysis of study SPSS-24 statistical packet program was used.

Results: When demographic information of students are reviewed, it is seen that gender of 51.1% of them was male and gender of 48.9% of them were female. It was determined that 44% of students were at the age of 22. 28.3% of educational class was 2nd class. While 62.5% of students did regular exercise and active sports, 37.5% of them did not deal with these. While 38% of those doing regular and active sports did not do exercises, 4.3% of them did regular exercise and active sports. When coronavirus anxiety scale applied to students is examined, it is seen that gender had impact of diziness, dullness, lose of appetite, and nausea and that situation of doing regular exercises and active sports had impact on lack of appetite and nausea. When exercise addiction scale applied to students is examined, it is seen that doing regular exercise and active sports and its period had impact on hyper focus and mood swings. When relationship between coronavirus anxiety and exercise addiction levels of students are reviewed, it was seen that postponement of individual social needs and conflict had negative impacts on the person's anxiety level, drowsiness, loss of appetite, and nausea.

Conclusion: When coronavirus anxiety levels and exercise addiction of students during Covid-19 pandemic period are examined, the process they are in have had various negative impacts on the students. Gender of students studying in the field of sports sciences affects their anxiety status. At the same time, regular exercise students do and its period plays a role in relation to focusing and emotional changes.

Keywords: Covid-19, Anxiety, Exercise Addiction, Sports Sciences