ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Nutr.
Sec. Sport and Exercise Nutrition
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1579953
This article is part of the Research TopicSports, Nutrition and Public Health: Analyzing their Interconnected ImpactsView all 17 articles
Nutritional Attitudes of Professional Women Volleyball Players: A Cross-Sectional Study from Türkiye
Provisionally accepted
- 1Gümüşhane University, Gümüşhane, Gümüşhane, Türkiye
- 2Institute of Health Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye
- 3Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye
- 4Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Niğde, Niğde, Türkiye
- 5Faculty of Sports Science, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye
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Background: 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. Objective: This study examined the nutritional attitudes of professional female volleyball players in Türkiye based on various demographic characteristics. Methods: 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 t-tests, ANOVA, LSD post-hoc tests, and partial correlation. Results: Significant differences in nutritional attitudes were found based on league level, smoking status, years of experience, and income level (p < .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,
Keywords: Sports Nutrition, nutrition knowledge, Female elite athletes, dietary habits, sociodemographic factors, nutrition education
Received: 19 Feb 2025; Accepted: 13 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Şahin, Şahiner Güler, Turan, Yoka, Yoka and Polat. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Mehmet Behzat Turan, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye
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