标题：Effect of physical activity levels on negative and positive affect comparison to the gender: Sample of Akdeniz and Uludağ Universities Fiziksel aktivite düzeyinin pozitif ve negatif duygu durumuna etkisinin cinsiyete göre karşılaştırılması: Akdeniz ve Uludağ Üniversiteleri örneği
摘要：The aim of this study is to examine the effect of physical activity levels on negative and positive affect according to the gender within university students. The participants of the study consisted of 693 university students from Akdeniz and Uludağ Universities (311 males and 382 females) with the ages ranging between 17 and 30. The data of the study were obtained through the use of the following scales: International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form and Positive-Negative Affect Scale. The student’s t-test, Pearson product-moment correlation and simple regression analysis were employed for the statistical analysis. As a result of the study; physical activity levels of male was significantly higher than female students. There is a statistically significant positive linear relationship between total physical activity score and positive affect meanwhile a significant relationship with positive affect was not obtained. Consequently, total physical activity score is one of the predictors of positive affect in male and female students.
