Aim: This study was conducted to examine the healthy lifestyle behaviors of university students. Method: 250 voluntary participants were contacted. The participants were determined with the Convenient Sampling Method and were studying at Süleyman Demirel...
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Aim: This study was conducted to examine the healthy lifestyle behaviors of university students. Method: 250 voluntary participants were contacted. The participants were determined with the Convenient Sampling Method and were studying at Süleyman Demirel University. Ninety six of the participants (38.4%) were female; and 154 (61.6%) were male. The mean age was 21.33±2.37. The Information Collection Form, which was prepared by the Author of the study, and the “Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale”, which was developed by Walker et al. in 1987, was used as the data collection tools in the study. The scale was adopted into Turkish by Esin in 1999. The scale measures the behaviors that improve health for a healthy lifestyle of the individual, and consists of 48 items and 6 dimensions. These dimensions are; “Self-Realization”, “Health Responsibility”, “Exercise”, “Nutrition”, “Interpersonal Support” and “Stress Management”. The scale is designed in Likert type, and all the items are in positiv
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