Effects of Sustainable Exercise Habits in University Students (SUSTAIN-EX)
From Mind to Body: Evaluating the Effects of Sustainable Exercise Habits on Cognitive Awareness, Body Awareness, and Sleep Quality in University Students
This cross-sectional comparative study aims to evaluate the effects of sustainable exercise habits on cognitive awareness, body awareness, and sleep quality in university students.
The main hypotheses are:
H0: There is no difference in cognitive awareness, body awareness, and sleep quality between university students with sustainable exercise habits and those with a sedentary lifestyle.
H1: There is a difference in cognitive awareness, body awareness, and sleep quality between university students with sustainable exercise habits and those with a sedentary lifestyle.
調査の概要
詳細な説明
Healthy university students aged 18-25 who meet the inclusion criteria will be included in this comparative cross-sectional study to demonstrate the effects of sustainable exercise habits on cognitive awareness, body awareness, and sleep quality.
Participants will be divided into two different groups based on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) results: the Sustainable Exercise Group and the Sedentary Group. The Sustainable Exercise Group will consist of students who have been performing at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week regularly for at least the last 6 months. The Sedentary Group will include individuals with a weekly physical activity duration of less than 60 minutes or those without a regular exercise habit for the last 6 months.
No intervention or experimental procedure will be applied to the participants. All assessments will be prepared as online questionnaires and sent to the participants via Google Forms.
Before the evaluation, participants will be informed about the study and their consent will be obtained online. Following this, the participants' sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity routines, and sedentary behaviors will be questioned with a structured evaluation form. The physical activity levels, body awareness, decision-making styles, critical thinking dispositions, and sleep quality of the participants will be evaluated using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form, Body Awareness Questionnaire, Melbourne Decision Making Scale, Marmara Critical Thinking Dispositions Scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, respectively.
研究の種類
入学 (推定)
連絡先と場所
研究連絡先
- 名前：Aslı Yeral, Asst. Prof. Dr
- 電話番号：0537 965 8494
- メール：asli.yeral@yeditepe.edu.tr
研究連絡先のバックアップ
- 名前：Deniz ASLAN, MSc
- 電話番号：0538 339 3074
- メール：deniz.aslan@yeditepe.edu
研究場所
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Istanbul
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Istanbul、Istanbul、トルコ（Türkiye）、34755
- Yeditepe University Faculty of Health Sciences
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参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
- 大人
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
サンプリング方法
調査対象母集団
説明
Inclusion Criteria:
- Being a university student aged between 18 and 25 years
- Volunteering to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Having any diagnosed psychiatric disorder
- Regularly using medications that affect sleep patterns or cognitive functions
- Having been diagnosed with a sleep disorder
- Having a history of substance or alcohol addiction
- Having had an acute illness within the last 1 month
- Having undergone surgery within the last 6 months
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか？
デザインの詳細
コホートと介入
グループ/コホート |
介入・治療 |
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Sustainable Exercise Group
University students who have been performing at least 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week regularly for at least the last 6 months.
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No pharmacological or physical intervention is applied.
Participants are assigned to groups based on their self-reported physical activity habits.
Assessment consists of an online survey battery to evaluate cognitive awareness, body awareness, and sleep quality.
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Sedentary Group
University students with a weekly physical activity duration of less than 60 minutes or those without a regular exercise habit for the last 6 months.
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No pharmacological or physical intervention is applied.
Participants are assigned to groups based on their self-reported physical activity habits.
Assessment consists of an online survey battery to evaluate cognitive awareness, body awareness, and sleep quality.
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この研究は何を測定していますか？
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) - Short Form
時間枠：8-week period between April 2026 and May 2026
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The IPAQ-Short Form will be used to determine the physical activity levels of the participants.
This questionnaire consists of 7 questions and provides information about the duration of vigorous activity, moderate activity, walking, and sitting performed in the last 7 days.
The data obtained will be calculated in MET-minutes/week.
Based on the results, participants will be classified as physically inactive, having low activity level, or adequate activity level.
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8-week period between April 2026 and May 2026
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二次結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Body Awareness Questionnaire
時間枠：8-week period between April 2026 and May 2026
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This questionnaire will be used to measure individuals' awareness of their non-pathological bodily processes, such as sensitivity to bodily rhythms, abnormal changes, and variations in body functions.
It consists of 18 items.
A high total score indicates that the individual has a high level of body awareness.
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8-week period between April 2026 and May 2026
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Melbourne Decision Making Scale
時間枠：8-week period between April 2026 and May 2026
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This scale will be used to evaluate participants' decision-making self-esteem and decision-making styles.
The scale consists of two parts: the first part measures self-esteem in decision making, and the second part measures decision-making styles including careful, avoidant, procrastinating, and panic decision making.
It includes a total of 22 items.
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8-week period between April 2026 and May 2026
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Marmara Critical Thinking Dispositions Scale
時間枠：8-week period between April 2026 and May 2026
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This scale will be used to determine the critical thinking dispositions of the university students.
It is a measurement tool consisting of 28 items that include sub-dimensions such as reasoning, searching, evidence gathering, and open-mindedness.
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8-week period between April 2026 and May 2026
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Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
時間枠：8-week period between April 2026 and May 2026
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The PSQI will be used to evaluate the participants' sleep quality and sleep disturbance levels over the past month.
The scale consists of 19 self-report questions evaluating 7 components: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleeping medication, and daytime dysfunction.
A total score of 5 or higher is evaluated as poor sleep quality.
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8-week period between April 2026 and May 2026
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協力者と研究者
スポンサー
出版物と役立つリンク
一般刊行物
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