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Investigation of the basic psychological needs of high school students and their attitudes towards physical education and sports courses

1 Hitit University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Çorum, Turkiye
2 Hitit University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Çorum, Turkiye

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between students' basic psychological needs and attitudes towards physical education lessons. The population of the research includes 1343 students studying in high schools in Alaca district of Çorum province, affiliated with the general directorates of the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Turkey (Directorate of Secondary Education, General Directorate of Vocational and Technical, General Directorate of Religious Education). The sample of the research consists of 1088 students. The sample of the research was selected by convenience sampling method. 'Personal Information Form, 'Attitude Scale Towards Physical Education Lesson' and 'Basic Psychological Needs Scale in Physical Education' were used as data collection tools. Descriptive statistics, T-Test and Anova analysis, Pearson correlation simple and multiple regression analyzes were used to analyze the data. Significant findings were found between Basic Psychological Needs, Autonomy, Competence dimension and Physical Education Lesson Attitude according to gender. There is a significant positive relationship between basic psychological needs and attitudes towards physical education lessons. It seems that the regression model of basic psychological needs and attitudes towards physical education course is significant. In conclusion; In terms of basic psychological needs and attitude towards physical education course, as the level of basic psychological needs increases, the level of attitude towards physical education course also increases.

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How to Cite

Sirin, I., & Unlu, C. (2024). Investigation of the basic psychological needs of high school students and their attitudes towards physical education and sports courses. Journal of ROL Sport Sciences, 5(2), 257–271. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12599670

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