DETERMINING THE AGGRESSION LEVELS OF STUDENTS IN SPORTS SCIENCE: ARDAHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMPLE

Abstract

This study was carried out to examine the aggression levels of sports science students studying at Ardahan University according to the variables of gender, age, national athlete, class, undergraduate status, sports year. In line with the purpose of the study, it was designed according to the cross-section approach model, which is one of the general scanning models. As a data collection tool in the study, the “Aggression Questionnaire” scale developed by Buss and Peryy and updated by Buss and Warren in 2000 was adapted into Turkish by Can (2002) and a validity and reliability study was conducted by Demirtaş Madran (2012) with 29 items and 4 sub-scales. Aggression Scale consisting of one dimension was used. The data were obtained from 195 students, 112 male and 83 female. Percentage (%) and frequency (f) analyzes were used to determine the distribution of demographic data of the participants, and T-test one-way analysis of variance was used to compare the two groups. According to the research findings, it can be said that variables such as gender, age, national athlete, class, sports branch, sports year affect the level of aggression.