ERIC Number: EJ1392518
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 12
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Examination of Attitudes towards Sport and Life Satisfaction of University Students Studying Sport Education
International Journal of Research in Education and Science, v9 n3 p677-687 2023
The aim of this study is to examine the attitudes towards sports and life satisfaction of university students who study sports education. In the study, questionnaire and scale forms consisting of three parts were used as data collection tools. In the first part, "Personal Information Form" determined by the researchers, in the second part "Life Satisfaction Scale" and in the third part "Attitude towards Sport Scale for University Students" were used. The population of the study consisted of 397 senior year students studying at Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Sport Sciences. The sample of the study consisted of 244 students, 184 males and 60 females. As a result of the statistical analyses, it was seen that there was no significant difference between attitude towards sport and life satisfaction levels according to age variable (p>0.05). It was concluded that there was a significant difference in the physical development sub-dimension in the gender variable, in the total score of the life satisfaction scale in the nationality variable, in the total scores of the attitude towards sport scale and life satisfaction scale in the active sportsmanship variable, in the total scores of the attitude towards sport scale and life satisfaction scale and in the psychosocial development and mental development sub-dimensions, and in the total score of the attitude towards sport scale and psychosocial development sub-dimension according to income status (p<0.05). It can be said that demographic variables have an effect on attitude towards sport and life satisfaction.
Descriptors: College Students, Athletics, Physical Education, Life Satisfaction, Attitude Measures, Foreign Countries, Sportsmanship, Psychological Patterns, Social Development, Physical Development, Cognitive Development, Gender Differences, Scores
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Satisfaction With Life Scale
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