The effect of volleyball training program on students’ depression levels in private primary and secondary schools

Yükleniyor...
Küçük Resim

Tarih

2018

Dergi Başlığı

Dergi ISSN

Cilt Başlığı

Yayıncı

Erişim Hakkı

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Özet

The purpose of the study was to investigate the the effect of volleyball training program, as a leisure activity, on students depression levels. The sample of the study consists of 202 students (intervention group), 201 students (control group). Eight weeks training program was prepared and conducted at the intervention group. This study was a pretest posttest experimental research design with control group. The data of the research were collected with demographic information form and Depression Scale for Children. To revealed that whether there were differences between pretest and posttest depression scores of intervention and control groups ANCOVA analysis was conducted. Results revealed that there was a significant difference between students pretest and posttest depression scores of intervention and control groups (p .000). According to ANCOVA findings, students of intervention and control groups’ pretest depression scores were controlled, there were significant differences between intervention and control group students’ posttest depression scores (F(2-400) 821.24, p .000). It was revealed that volleyball training program have an impact on having a lower depression scores of the students in the intervention group than depression scores of the students in the control group. In this respect, in order to ensure that children are away from depression and to be healthier individuals in their physical and spiritual life, their educational processes should be supported by participating sport, physical activities and games. It is considered that students should be directed to various sporting activities by family, school administration and physical education teachers.

Açıklama

Anahtar Kelimeler

Spor Bilimleri

Kaynak

Türk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi

WoS Q Değeri

Scopus Q Değeri

Cilt

20

Sayı

3

Künye

Bozkurt, İ., Akandere, M., Erkmen, G., Atak, E. A. (2018). The Effect of Volleyball Training Program on Students’ Depression Levels in Private Primary and Secondary Schools. Türk Spor ve Egzersiz Dergisi, 20(3), 152-157.