Research Article

Awareness Levels of Students Studying at the Faculty of Sports Sciences Regarding the Effect of Sports Activities on Individuals with Disabilities

Volume: 13 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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Awareness Levels of Students Studying at the Faculty of Sports Sciences Regarding the Effect of Sports Activities on Individuals with Disabilities

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the awareness levels of students studying at the faculty of sports sciences regarding the impact of sports activities on individuals with disabilities. This study was found appropriate by the decision of Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Health Sciences Ethics Committee dated July 1, 2024 and numbered 06-768. The data was collected with a personal information form and a questionnaire containing the awareness scale for the sports activities of individuals with mental disabilities from a total of 200 students, including 118 females and 82 males, studying at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. In the analysis of the data, frequency and percentage analyses were used to present the descriptive characteristics of the students participating in the research, and mean and standard deviation statistics were employed to analyze the scale. Kurtosis and Skewness values were examined to find out whether the research variables showed a normal distribution. Independent groups t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and post-hoc (Tukey, LSD) analyses were used to evaluate the differences between participants’ scale scores according to their descriptive characteristics. The findings obtained at the end of the study showed that the total ASTESMDI score of female participants was statistically significantly higher than that of males (p<0.05). When the ASTESMDI scores of the participants were examined according to age, department, active engagement in sports, having an acquaintance with someone with disabilities, and doing sports with individuals with disabilities, no statistically significant difference was detected (p>0.05). In conclusion, participants had high levels of awareness based on their mean ASTESMDI total score.

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Ethical Statement

I declare that ethical rules were followed in all preparation processes of this study. In case of detection of a contrary situation, Anemon Muş Alparslan University Journal of Social Sciences does not have any responsibility and all responsibility belongs to the author of the study. This study was found appropriate by the decision of Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Health Sciences Ethics Committee dated July 1, 2024 and numbered 06-768.

Thanks

I would like to thank the referees and the editorial board who were involved in the publication process.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sociology (Other) , Social Development , Physical Training and Sports , Sports Science and Exercise (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

April 15, 2025

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

July 31, 2024

Acceptance Date

December 30, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 13 Number: 1

APA
Sayın Temur, C. (2025). Awareness Levels of Students Studying at the Faculty of Sports Sciences Regarding the Effect of Sports Activities on Individuals with Disabilities. Anemon Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 13(1), 74-91. https://doi.org/10.18506/anemon.1525338