Effects of Sustainable Exercise Habits in University Students (SUSTAIN-EX)
24 juni 2026 bijgewerkt door: Yeditepe University
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.
Studie Overzicht
Toestand
Nog niet aan het werven
Conditie
Interventie / Behandeling
Gedetailleerde beschrijving
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.
Studietype
Observationeel
Inschrijving (Geschat)
140
Contacten en locaties
In dit gedeelte vindt u de contactgegevens van degenen die het onderzoek uitvoeren en informatie over waar dit onderzoek wordt uitgevoerd.
Studiecontact
- Naam: Aslı Yeral, Asst. Prof. Dr
- Telefoonnummer: 0537 965 8494
- E-mail: asli.yeral@yeditepe.edu.tr
Studie Contact Back-up
- Naam: Deniz ASLAN, MSc
- Telefoonnummer: 0538 339 3074
- E-mail: deniz.aslan@yeditepe.edu
Studie Locaties
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Istanbul
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Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkije (Türkiye), 34755
- Yeditepe University Faculty of Health Sciences
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Deelname Criteria
Onderzoekers zoeken naar mensen die aan een bepaalde beschrijving voldoen, de zogenaamde geschiktheidscriteria. Enkele voorbeelden van deze criteria zijn iemands algemene gezondheidstoestand of eerdere behandelingen.
Geschiktheidscriteria
Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie
- Volwassen
Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers
Ja
Bemonsteringsmethode
Niet-waarschijnlijkheidssteekproef
Studie Bevolking
This study will include healthy university students aged 18 to 25 who are currently studying at universities in Turkey.
The study population is divided into two main groups based on their physical activity levels: a sustainable exercise group consisting of students who exercise regularly, and a sedentary group consisting of students who do not exercise regularly.
Beschrijving
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
Studie plan
Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
Cohorten en interventies
Groep / Cohort |
Interventie / Behandeling |
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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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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) - Short Form
Tijdsspanne: 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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Secundaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Body Awareness Questionnaire
Tijdsspanne: 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
Tijdsspanne: 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
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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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Medewerkers en onderzoekers
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Sponsor
Publicaties en nuttige links
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Algemene publicaties
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- Memon AR, Gupta CC, Crowther ME, Ferguson SA, Tuckwell GA, Vincent GE. Sleep and physical activity in university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Med Rev. 2021 Aug;58:101482. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101482. Epub 2021 Mar 20.
- Osherow EK, Gnall KE, Park CL. Associations between interoceptive awareness and leisure time physical activity intensity, engagement, and duration. Psychol Health. 2025 Sep 17:1-24. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2025.2560363. Online ahead of print.
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Bestudeer belangrijke data
Studie start (Geschat)
10 juni 2026
Primaire voltooiing (Geschat)
27 juli 2026
Studie voltooiing (Geschat)
30 juli 2026
Studieregistratiedata
Eerst ingediend
24 juni 2026
Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria
24 juni 2026
Eerst geplaatst (Werkelijk)
30 juni 2026
Updates van studierecords
Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)
30 juni 2026
Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria
24 juni 2026
Laatst geverifieerd
1 juni 2026
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