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The relationship between leadership orientations and state anxiety of sport sciences faculty students

1 Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Muğla, Turkiye

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between leadership orientations and state anxiety of sport sciences faculty students. The research gains importance in terms of revealing how the leadership characteristics of sport sciences students will affect their anxiety. The study group of the research consisted of 283 students studying at the Faculty of Sport Sciences of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University in Turkey in the 2023-2024 academic year. The questionnaire used in the research consists of three parts: demographic information, Leadership Orientation Scale and State Anxiety Scale. The data were analysed with SPSS 25.0 software and it was determined that they were evaluated by taking ±2 as a reference for normal distribution. Appropriate tests were selected according to the number of groups and analyses were performed at 95% confidence interval. In addition, the relationship between the scales was analysed by correlation analysis. In the research findings, while a significant and positive relationship was found between leadership orientation and state anxiety levels, analyses conducted according to demographic variables such as gender, grade level and department showed that gender, grade level and department had no significant effect on leadership orientation or state anxiety. However, when the age variable was analysed, it was found that students aged 24 and above had higher scores in human resource leadership and political leadership. As a result, although a significant relationship was found between leadership orientations and state anxiety, it can be said that demographic factors have a limited effect on this relationship. As a result, it is possible to state that leadership development programmes and trainings can be shaped to improve students' leadership characteristics and anxiety levels.

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How to Cite

Zorba, E. (2024). The relationship between leadership orientations and state anxiety of sport sciences faculty students. Journal of ROL Sport Sciences, 5(4), 682–698. https://doi.org/10.70736/jrolss.450

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