Examining the relationships between personality traits, academic self-efficacy, and leadership orientations in university students enrolled in sport sciences
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Department of Physical Education and Sport, Trabzon University, Trabzon, 00061, Türkiye
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the relationships among personality traits, academic self-efficacy levels, and leadership orientations of student-athletes studying in faculties of sport sciences. The study was designed using a quantitative correlational research model. The sample consisted of 237 student-athletes enrolled in faculties of sport sciences at different universities in Türkiye. Data were collected using the Ten-Item Personality Inventory, the Multidimensional Leadership Orientations Scale, and the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale. Descriptive statistics, Pearson product–moment correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis were employed to analyze the data. The findings indicated that personality traits were associated with leadership orientations at low to moderate levels. Academic self-efficacy showed more pronounced relationships with leadership orientations compared to personality traits. The results of the regression analysis revealed that political and charismatic leadership orientations were significant predictors of academic self-efficacy, whereas human resource–oriented and structural leadership orientations did not significantly predict academic self-efficacy. Overall, the findings suggest that there are meaningful but limited relationships among personality traits, academic self-efficacy, and leadership orientations in student-athletes. The study highlights the importance of examining individual characteristics collectively in order to better understand the academic and social development of student-athletes in sport sciences education.
Kabak, S. (2026). Examining the relationships between personality traits, academic self-efficacy, and leadership orientations in university students enrolled in sport sciences. International Journal of Eurasia Social Sciences, 17(63), 128–135. https://doi.org/10.70736/ijoess.2238
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