Investigation of Sports Commitment, Anxiety of Contagion to Corona Virus and Perceived Stress in University Athletes

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate sports commitment, anxiety about catching the corona virus and perceived stress in athletes who are studying at university. Methods:The data of 581 university students studying in different faculties of Ondokuz Mayıs University and competing in one of the individual and team sports as competitors were evaluated. In the study, the scales of commitment to sports, perceived stress and anxiety about catching the corona virus were used. Results: While the individual anxiety sub-dimension and the total score of anxiety about catching the corona virus were significantly different according to gender (p<0.001), socialization anxiety was found to be similar (p>0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in perceived stress scores according to gender (p>0.05). A significant difference was found between the scores of commitment to sports according to gender, the sub-dimension of being fit, dedication and internalization, and the total score of commitment to sports (p<0.05 and p<0.001). While there was a significant difference in the anxiety of catching the corona virus according to the team and individual sports status (p<0.05 and p<0.001), there was no statistically significant difference in the socialization anxiety scores (p>0.05). Conclusion: It has been determined that while the anxiety of catching the corona virus and the state of commitment to sports change according to the gender variable, the perceived stress levels are similar in the university students who compete as individual and team athletes. In order to reduce students' anxiety about catching the corona virus, it may be recommended to take measures to reduce contact in training.

People’s Views of Hygiene and Personal Care during COVID-19 Outbreak

The present research aims to ascertain the views of the people in Russia, about their levels of awareness in terms of hygiene and personal care for protection against the coronavirus. Data for this research were collected through an online questionnaire developed by researchers using a quantitative research approach. A total of 439 people living in different districts of the Russian Federation were involved to the research based on simple random sampling. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics including frequencies and percentages. Results revealed that the participants paid attention to not having close contact with other people to protect themselves against the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings also revealed that they wash their hands after visiting the toilet and stand one meter away from other people. It was also found that television is the mass medium through which they follow the information on personal care and hygiene-related to the COVID-19 pandemic most frequently. © 2022. by the authors;licensee Modestum. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Opinions of postgraduate students in Northern Cyprus towards distant education during COVID-19 pandemic

In this research, the "case study" model was used to determine the views of university students in Northern Cyprus on distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic process. The population of this research consists of students studying in the districts of Nicosia, Famagusta, Girne and Lefke in Northern Cyprus. The study group was used as an easily accessible case sample and 20 students were studied in the study group. As a data collection tool in this study, a semi-structured interview form consisting of 6 open-ended questions was used, developed by the researchers regarding the views of higher education students in Northern Cyprus on distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic process. In the study, "content analysis" was used in the evaluation of the data. The collected data were organized within the framework of themes and concepts and presented in the findings. According to the results of the research, it has been determined that the online teaching of the courses during the pandemic process has various advantages and disadvantages that the students have some difficulties while using the online education system and some suggestions have been developed to make the system more useful by eliminating the disadvantages and difficulties. © 2022 Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi. All rights reserved.

Distance Education Status of Private Music Courses during the Pandemic Process

In this research, it was aimed to determine the distance education of private music courses affiliated with the Ministry of National Education, which suspended educational activities between March 16 and June 1, 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The study group of the study, in which the descriptive survey model was used, consists of 105 music courses operating under the Ministry of National Education in the 2019-2020 academic year. A questionnaire form consisting of open and closed questions created by the researchers was used as a data collection tool in the study. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods were used in analyzing the data. As a result of the study, it was determined that the courses have more information about the distance education with the pandemic, the courses that did not use the distance education before the pandemic switch to distance education with the pandemic, the courses that switch to distance education mostly prefer the simultaneous model that includes the video conferencing method. It is thought that the findings to be obtained from this study will benefit the administrators of such courses, teachers, students and parents, researchers and interested parties. © 2020. All Rights Reserved.