HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS OF MALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ACCORDING TO HUMAN CHRONOTYPE

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Twenty-three morning types, forty-nine intermediate types and thirty-two evening types male participated in the study that aims to assess healthy lifestyle behaviors and physical activity levels according to human chronotype. In the study International physical activity questionnaire, healthy lifestyle behaviors scale and Horne and Östberg’s Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire were used. Descriptive statistical methods, one-wa^1y ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis test and Pearson’s correlation analysis were used. There were no significant differences between groups in vigorous intensity, moderate intensity, walking physical activity score and sitting hours, healthy lifestyle behaviors scale total score, health responsibility, exercise, inter-personal support, stress management and nutrition score (p 0.05). But there were significant differences in subgroups of self-realisation score (p 0.05). There was a small positive correlation between MEQ score and healthy lifestyle behaviors scale total score (rs=0,207; p=0,04). There was no significant correlation between MEQ score and physical activity total score (rs=0,186; p=0,07).

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Chronotype , Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours , Physical Activity

Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi