TO COMPARE PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS WHO REGULARLY DO EXERCISE AND DO NOT EXERCISE

Abstract

The aim of this study is to compare personality characteristics of individuals who regularly do exercise and do not exercise. The Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Abbreviated Form (EKA GGK) was used as the data collection tool in the study. Population of the study was constituted by students studying at Istanbul Gelişim University whereas the sample was represented by 81 students studying at Istanbul Gelişim University School of Physical Education and Sports and 80 students studying Architecture, Psychology and Sociology who voluntarily participated in our study. For analyzing data obtained, SPSS 20 was used. Single sample “Kolmogorov-Smirnov” test was applied to learn whether the data had a normal distribution while “Anova-Homogenety of variance” test was applied to determine its homogeneity and it was seen that the data was homogeneous, with a normal distribution. In analysis of data, descriptive statistics and independent sample t- test were applied. At the end of the study, it was determined that the individuals who regularly do exercise are the more extrovert individuals.