Analysing the Effects of an 8-Week Exercise Program Applied to Sedentary Individuals on Body Composition, Self-Confidence and Social-Physical Anxiety Levels

It is believed that while sports turns individuals into physiologically healthier individuals, it also has psychologically positive effects on individuals. This study is conducted to analyse the effects of an 8-week exercise program applied to sedentary individuals on self-confidence and their social-physical anxiety level by analysing the impacts on body composition. The experiment group of this study is limited to a total of 40 individuals, 20 female and 20 male, who are members of a private fitness club and who did not do sports regularly. After all the details of the study are explained to the experiment group and consent is taken, a self-confidence scale and social physical anxiety scale are applied before and after an 8-week training program. The exercise program was applied for 8 weeks and 3 days per week at the same hour.The8-week exercise program applied to the 40 fitness club members resulted in positive increases in kilogram, fat percentage and fat mass values of the participants. It is found that positively developed physical changes decreased the social-physical anxiety level of participants and increased self-confidence levels. Additionally, a negative and medium level relationship is determined between the social-physical anxiety level and the self-confidence level (p<0.05).The physical activities during 8 weeks resulted in positive changes in participants’ appearances. Additionally, it is found that regular physical activity decreases the social physical anxiety levels of individuals and increases self-confidence with changes in physical appearance

Social media addiction and life satisfaction in sports science students

This research investigated the relationship between social media addiction and life satisfaction in sports science students. The sample comprised 229 university students, 118 males and 111 females, studying at Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Faculty of Sports Science. The participants were selected using the convenient sampling method. The data were collected with a demographic information form, the “Social Media Addiction Scale” developed by Şahin and Yağcı (2017), and "The Satisfaction with Life Scale" developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffin (1985) and adapted into Turkish by Dağlı and Baysal (2016). Percentage and frequency descriptive statistics were used to determine demographic distribution, and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was performed to see whether the data had a normal distribution, which yielded a normal distribution. T-tests and one-way ANOVA were also performed. The findings suggested significant differences in social media addiction by age, class level, economic status, and social media use frequency. Similarly, there were significant differences in participants’ life satisfaction by economic status, class level, and age

Evaluation of Boss Phubbing in Sports Businesses

Aim: This study aimed to examine the exposure of Boss Sociotelism (BPhubbing) employees in sports businesses

EVALUATION OF PROCESS-BASED MANAGEMENT FOR SPORTS BUSINESSES

An increasingly competitive environment is formed in the world market because of many reasons, such as globalization, rapid developments in information technologies and economic changes. These developments also affect customer needs and expectations. Companies need to manage these changes and developments well to survive in this environment. It is impossible for sports sector not to be affected by these developments. When these institutions and organizations adopt quality and customer-oriented management approach in sports sector, this will ensure their success against their competitors, and also increase their market shares. In the present study, the feasibility and benefits of process management in sports businesses, which constitute the basis of Total Quality Management and Quality Management System studies, are summarized