Sahin Oktay, Guler Vesile Sahiner, Turan Mehmet Behzat, Yoka Keziban, Yoka Osman, Polat Yahya
Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Gümüşhane University, Gümüşhane, Türkiye.
Department of Physical Education and Sports, Institute of Health Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye.
Front Nutr. 2025 Jul 17;12:1579953. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1579953. eCollection 2025.
Nutritional habits are a critical factor influencing the performance and recovery of professional athletes. Understanding how demographic variables affect nutrition-related attitudes is essential for developing targeted interventions.
This study examined the nutritional attitudes of professional female volleyball players in Türkiye based on various demographic characteristics.
The study included 386 licensed female volleyball players from the Turkish Women's Volleyball Super League, First League, and Second League. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and the Attitude Scale for Healthy Nutrition. Normality was assessed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and skewness-kurtosis values. Statistical analyses included -tests, ANOVA, LSD tests, and partial correlation.
Significant differences in nutritional attitudes were found based on league level, smoking status, years of experience, and income level ( < 0.01). No significant differences were observed based on education level. Among the sub-dimensions, the malnutrition component showed no significant differences across most variables. Super League athletes scored significantly higher in nutritional knowledge and positive nutritional behaviors.
The nutritional attitudes of professional volleyball players vary considerably according to key demographic factors. These findings highlight the importance of targeted nutrition education, particularly for lower-league athletes, to enhance performance and reduce disparities in nutritional knowledge.
营养习惯是影响职业运动员表现和恢复的关键因素。了解人口统计学变量如何影响与营养相关的态度对于制定有针对性的干预措施至关重要。
本研究基于各种人口统计学特征,考察了土耳其职业女排运动员的营养态度。
该研究纳入了来自土耳其女子排球超级联赛、甲级联赛和乙级联赛的386名注册女排运动员。使用人口统计学问卷和健康营养态度量表收集数据。使用柯尔莫哥洛夫-斯米尔诺夫检验和偏度-峰度值评估正态性。统计分析包括t检验、方差分析、最小显著差异检验和偏相关分析。
基于联赛级别、吸烟状况、经验年限和收入水平,营养态度存在显著差异(P<0.01)。基于教育水平未观察到显著差异。在各子维度中,营养不良部分在大多数变量上无显著差异。超级联赛运动员在营养知识和积极营养行为方面得分显著更高。
职业排球运动员的营养态度因关键人口统计学因素而异。这些发现凸显了有针对性的营养教育的重要性,特别是对于低级别联赛的运动员,以提高表现并减少营养知识方面的差距。