Exploring Self - Confidence Level of High School Students Doing Sport
Journal Title: Sportif Bakis: Spor ve Egitim Bilimleri Dergisi - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate self-confidence levels of high school students, who do sport, in the extent of their gender, sport branch (individual/team sports) and aim for participating in sport (professional/amateur). 185 active high school students from Kutahya voluntarily participated for the study. In the study as data gathering tool self-confidence scale was used. In the evaluation of the data as a hypothesis test Mann Whitney U non parametric test was used. As a result self-confidence levels of participants showed significant differences according to their gender and sport branch but there was no significant difference according to aim for participating in sport.
Authors and Affiliations
Nurullah Emir Ekinci, Çetin Özdilek, Gamze Deryahanoğlu, Ümit Doğan Üstün
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