This study aims to investigate the levels of basic psychological needs in students of the faculty of sports sciences according to the self-determination theory in terms of several variables. In the study, the clustering method was used. This study is descriptive and inferential. The study was conducted with 1114 participants from six different faculties of sports sciences during the 2015-2016 education period. In the study, the criterion of voluntary participation was adopted. As the data collection tool, the demographic information form, which was developed by the researcher, and the Basic Psychological Needs scale were used. The collected data were evaluated by SPSS 21.0 statistics software in a computer environment. It was determined that there were significant differences in terms of the department, exercising, family attitude, and residence variables of the participating university students in the study while no significant difference was observed in terms of the gender variable. Several demographic variables of the university students influence their levels of satisfaction in meeting their basic psychological needs.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Sports Medicine |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2020 |
Acceptance Date | December 27, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 2 Issue: 2 |