FACTORS AFFECTING EXERCISE BEHAVIOR OF STUDENTS OF UDON THANI RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY SAM PHRAO CAMPUS

Abstract

     The purposes of this research were to study the factors and the ccorrelation of factors affecting exercise behavior of the college students from Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Sam Phrao Campus. The subjects were 400 students studying in the first semester of the academic year 2021 of Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Sam Phrao Campus. The questionnaire was used as an instrument. The consistency index was 0.73 and the confidence value of exercise behaviour was 0.77 and the perception was 0.89. The data was analyzed by means, standard deviation, frequency, percentage and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. The results of the study found that the exercise behavior of mostly students were good level while the factors correlated with exercise behavior were the perceived benefits of exercise (r=0.63), the perceived barriers of exercise (r=0.66), Self-efficacy (r=0.66), social support (r=0.28) and environmental support (r=0.16). Theses showed that the perception factors correlated with exercise behavior of students at Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Sam Phrao Campus.