The Investigation of the Communication Skill Levels of University Students according to Physical Activity Participation
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate communication skills level of university students (Faculty of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Tourism Faculty) who were enrolled in 2014-2015 academic year at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University according to physical activity participation, gender and which faculty they were enrolled Physical activity type and where to participate in a physical activity. 590 students were voluntarily participated in the study. In this study, Physical activity Behaviour Change questionnaire consisting of 4 questions developed by Marcus and Lewis (2003), criterion validity of which was made by Cengiz et al. (2010) was applied to students in order to determine their participation in physical activities. 5 point likert type Evaluation Scale for Communication Skills (ESCS) developed by Korkut (1996) was used to determine communication skill levels of students. According to the findings obtained from these questionnaires, independent samples t-test, ANOVA test as well as Gabriel test in order to determine from which sources the difference was originated were applied depending on the aforementioned variables. In light of the obtained results, a significant difference was found for communication skills, their physical activity stage and where to participate in physical activities (p< 0.05). No significant difference was found in communication skill levels according to gender (p > 0.05). No significant difference was determined in communication skills according to physical activity type.
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Primary Language
English
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Journal Section
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Authors
Fahri Akçakoyun
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Efecan Tezcan
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Merve Ceylan
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Vedat Mutlu
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Publication Date
September 1, 2016
Submission Date
October 4, 2016
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Year 2016 Volume: 4 Number: Special Issue 2