Investigation of Physical Activity Level, Smartphone Addiction and Quality of Life of University Students

The aim of the study is to examine the physical activity level, smartphone addiction and quality of life of university students and to determine the relationship between them. A total of 397 participants, 221 women and 182 men participated in the study. Participants filled out the international physical activity scale (short form), smartphone addiction, and quality of life scales. In the analysis of the data, in addition to descriptive statistics through SPSS 24 statistical program, Independent T test was applied for the comparison of independent binary variables according to the result of normal distribution, and Pearson correlation test was applied for the relationship between variables. At the end of the study, it was seen that the majority of the participants had a moderate level of physical activity. In addition, when quality of life, physical activity level, and smartphone addiction were compared in terms of gender, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference (p