THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEISURE TIME EXERCISE AND SOCIAL APPEARANCE ANXIETY OF STUDENTS FROM SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS

In this study social appearance anxiety and leisure time exercise of students from College of Physical Education and Sports were investigated. A total of 247 students were participated. Data for social appearance anxiety were collected by a survey which was developed by Hart et all. (2008) and translated to Turkish by Do？an (2010) and data for leisure time exercise was developed by Godin and Shephard (1985 and 1987) and translated to Turkish by Yerlisu Lapa and Ya？mur (2015). The mean of the social appearance anxiety level is found to be 24.85 and leisure time exercise level is found as 27.94. There is no significant difference was found students’ social appearance anxiety level according to gender but a significant difference was found between female and male students in their leisure time exercise level. This study showed that students’ social appearance anxiety level and leisure time exercise level were changed significantly whether they do have license in sport or not. Also it is found that there is no relationship among social appearance anxiety, leisure time exercise level and academic achievement of students