The Relationship Between Exercise Addiction And Beliefs İn Sports Nutritional Supplements

Abstract

Purpose: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between exercise addiction levels and attitudes ofathletes against nutritional supplements. Material: A total of 257 students, 62.8% (n = 161) male and 37.4% (n = 115) female,studying in the sports science faculty of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, constituted the research group. “ExerciseAddiction Scale” and “Belief in Sports Nutritional Supplements Scale” were used as data collection tools. The relationalscreening method was used in the research. The relationship between exercise addiction and belief in sports supplements wasinvestigated using Pearson correlation and structural equation model. Results: It was observed that the dimension of the“Postponement of Individual-Social Needs and Conflict” affects positively and significantly (β = .366, p≤ .05) the “SportNutritional Supplements Belief” and was statistically significant. It was found that “Tolerance Development and Passion”“Sport Nutritional Supplements Belief”, which is one of the sub-dimensions of exercise addiction, positively and significantly(β = .217, p≤ .05). According to the model, it was determined that exercise addiction affects Sport Nutritional SupplementsBelief by 20.8% (R2 = .208). Conclusions: According to the research results, it was concluded that exercise addiction predictedbelief in sports supplements at a positive and significant level. Considering that the students of the sports sciences will work inthe field as a sports scientist in the future, it is considered important to have sufficient knowledge and equipment aboutexercise addiction and sports nutritional supplements.