An Investigation of Sports Commitment Levels of Dumlupınar University Faculty of Sports Sciences Students

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the sports commitment levels of Dumlupınar University Faculty of Sports Sciences students. 369 students from Dumlupınar University Faculty of Sport Sciences consisted of the study sample. In the study as the data collection tool, the "sport commitment scale" developed by Guillen and Martinez-Alvarado (2014) and adapted into Turkish by Kayhan, Bardakçı and Caz in 2020 was used. One-Way ANOVA and Independent Sample t-tests were used to analyze the data and the level of significance was accepted as p<0.05. According to the analyzed data there was no significant difference between the groups according to age and program variables, on the other hand there were significant (p<0.05) differences between the groups according to the studying department, class, and the statement of “do you earn money as an athlete while attending school” (p<0.05).

Keywords

• commitment to sports
• dedication to sports
• athlete student