Research Article

Relationship Between Professional Beliefs and Future Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates: The Case of Adıyaman Province

Volume: 9 Number: 2026 October 19, 2026
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Relationship Between Professional Beliefs and Future Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates: The Case of Adıyaman Province

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the professional beliefs of physical education and sports teacher candidates and their levels of future anxiety.

Method: The study group consisted of 173 preservice physical education and sports teachers enrolled in the Physical Education and Sports Teaching Program at Adıyaman University during the 2024–2025 academic year. Research data were collected through the Belief Scale toward the Physical Education and Sports Teaching Profession, the Future Anxiety Scale for University Students, and the Personal Information Form, and analyses were carried out using SPSS 26. Independent-samples t-tests and one-way ANOVA were used for group comparisons, with Bonferroni or Tamhane’s T2 post hoc tests as appropriate. Pearson correlation analysis was used to examine relationships among scale scores.

Results: The mean professional belief score was 5.97±1.08 and the mean future anxiety score was 2.54±0.71. Total professional belief and total future anxiety were not significantly correlated (r = −.106, p = .165). Professional belief differed significantly by maternal employment status (total score and both subdimensions), while Love of Profession was higher among participants with professional experience. Future-anxiety outcomes differed significantly by age, grade level, GPA, place of residence, maternal education, and licensed-athlete status in the total score and/or relevant subdimensions. No significant differences in total future anxiety were found according to gender, family income, sport type, coaching-certificate status, or professional experience.

Conclusion: In this sample, total professional belief and total future anxiety were not significantly related. Future-anxiety outcomes varied across selected demographic and sports-related characteristics, whereas professional belief differed for fewer characteristics. Because the study was cross-sectional and correlational, causal or protective effects cannot be inferred.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Physical Training and Sports Pedagogy

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 19, 2026

Submission Date

September 3, 2026

Acceptance Date

September 22, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 9 Number: 2026

APA
Aslan, A., & Kartal, M. (2026). Relationship Between Professional Beliefs and Future Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates: The Case of Adıyaman Province. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, 9(2026), 989-1012. https://izlik.org/JA93LY27HM
AMA
1.Aslan A, Kartal M. Relationship Between Professional Beliefs and Future Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates: The Case of Adıyaman Province. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;9(2026):989-1012. https://izlik.org/JA93LY27HM
Chicago
Aslan, Aslihan, and Mehmet Kartal. 2026. “Relationship Between Professional Beliefs and Future Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates: The Case of Adıyaman Province”. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 9 (2026): 989-1012. https://izlik.org/JA93LY27HM.
EndNote
Aslan A, Kartal M (October 1, 2026) Relationship Between Professional Beliefs and Future Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates: The Case of Adıyaman Province. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 9 2026 989–1012.
IEEE
[1]A. Aslan and M. Kartal, “Relationship Between Professional Beliefs and Future Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates: The Case of Adıyaman Province”, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 9, no. 2026, pp. 989–1012, Oct. 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA93LY27HM
ISNAD
Aslan, Aslihan - Kartal, Mehmet. “Relationship Between Professional Beliefs and Future Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates: The Case of Adıyaman Province”. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 9/2026 (October 1, 2026): 989-1012. https://izlik.org/JA93LY27HM.
JAMA
1.Aslan A, Kartal M. Relationship Between Professional Beliefs and Future Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates: The Case of Adıyaman Province. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi. 2026;9:989–1012.
MLA
Aslan, Aslihan, and Mehmet Kartal. “Relationship Between Professional Beliefs and Future Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates: The Case of Adıyaman Province”. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 9, no. 2026, Oct. 2026, pp. 989-1012, https://izlik.org/JA93LY27HM.
Vancouver
1.Aslihan Aslan, Mehmet Kartal. Relationship Between Professional Beliefs and Future Anxiety Levels of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates: The Case of Adıyaman Province. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Dergisi [Internet]. 2026 Oct. 1;9(2026):989-1012. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA93LY27HM

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