ERGENLERİN SAĞLIKLI YAŞAM BİÇİMİ DAVRANIŞLARI

OZET Amac: Arastirma ergenlerin saglikli yasam bicimi davranislarini degerlendirmek amaciyla tanimlayici olarak yapilmistir. Yontem : Arastirmanin evrenini 2008-2009 Egitim-Ogretim yili Adana ili Seyhan ilcesi Milli Egitim Mudurlugu’ne bagli 61 lise birinci sinifinda egitim goren 20.642 ogrenci olusturmustur. Arastirmanin orneklemi; cinsiyet ve lise turu dikkate alinarak, tabakalama rastgele orneklem yontemi kullanilarak ve minimum 750 ogrenci alinarak olusturulmustur. Veriler,  ogrenci ve ebeveynlerin tanitici ozellikleri anket formu ve Saglikli Yasam Bicimi Davranislari Olcegi ile toplanmistir. Arastirmada elde edilen verilerin analizi; Independent Sample t testi, One-Way ANOVA, Tukey HSD post hoc testi ile yapilmistir. Bulgular : Ergenlerin Saglikli Yasam Bicimi Davranislari Olcegi puan ortalamasi 126.4±19.5 olup orta duzeydedir. Erkeklerin Saglikli yasam Bicimi Davranis Olcegi puan ortalamasi ve alt gruplardan beslenme ve egzersiz puanlari kizlardan daha yuksek bulunmustur. Sonuclar: Saglikli yetiskinlerden olusan bir toplum icin, ergenlerin gelisiminin yakindan izlenmesi ve bu yas grubunda saglikli yasam bicimi davranislarinin desteklenmesi onemlidir. Anahtar Sozcukler: Ergen; ergenlik donemi; saglikli yasam bicimi. ABSTRACT Evaluation of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours in Adolescents Objective : This research was carried out as a descriptive study to evaluate healthy lifestyle behaviors of adolescents. Method: The study population comprised 20642 grade 1 High School students from 61 schools affiliated with the National Education Directorate of Seyhan, Adana in 2008-2009 academic years. Using stratified random sampling, the research cohort was generated with minimum 750 students regarding the gender and the type of high school. Data was collected through a questionnaire which contains descriptive characteristics of students and parents as well as via the Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale. Statistical analysis of data obtained from the study was performed using Independent Sample t test, one-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD post hoc test. Results: The mean score of the Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale of the adolescents was 126.4±19.5 and found to be in intermediate level. The average score of the Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale and the scores from the nutrition and exercise subgroups were found to be higher in male students compared to the female students. Conclusions: For a society with healthy adults, it is significant to closely follow the development of adolescents and to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors in this age group. Keywords: Adolescent; adolescence; healthy lifestyle behavior.