@article{article_1694709, title={Examination of Sport Sciences Faculty Students’ Individual Entrepreneurship Orientations in Terms of Different Variables}, journal={Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise}, volume={27}, pages={261–272}, year={2025}, DOI={10.15314/tsed.1694709}, author={Yıldırım, Ayşe and Kurt, Cem and Özsu Nebioğlu, İlbilge}, keywords={Fiziksel Aktivite Düzeyi, Bireysel Girişimcilik Yönelimi, Cinsiyet, Vücut Kütle İndeksi.}, abstract={This study was carried out to examine the individual entrepreneurial orientation of third and fourth grade students studying in the Coaching Education and Sport Management Departments of Sports Science Faculties in terms of different variables. The participants in our study were 245 students (age: 22.3 ± 1.6 years; height: 174.9 ± 9.5 cm; weight: 71.8 ± 14.2 kg) studying in the Coaching Education and Sport Management Departments at the Sports Science Faculties of Trakya, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart, Yalova, Sakarya Applied Sciences and Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Universities. The participants’ individual entrepreneurial orientation was assessed with the Individual Entrepreneurial Orientation Scale, while their physical activity levels were assessed with the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). In addition to these scales, the participants’ body mass index (BMI) and whether they had received entrepreneurship-related education were recorded, and the effects of various variables, namely physical activity level, BMI, gender, department attended, and previous entrepreneurship education experience, on individual entrepreneurial orientation were statistically examined. It was observed that physical activity level and BMI values had no effect on the individual entrepreneurial characteristics of either male or female participants (p > 0.05). However, the total scale scores and scores in the subscales of risk taking, innovation, and proactiveness of students who had received entrepreneurship education differed statistically from those who had not received entrepreneurship education (p < 0.05). The scores of coaching education department students in the proactiveness subscale of the scale were higher than the scores of sport management department students (p < 0.05). In conclusion, it can be said that participation in any training related to entrepreneurship can change individual entrepreneurial orientation. Repeating the study with a larger sample to explain the effects of independent variables such as body mass index, gender, and physical activity level on individual entrepreneurial orientation may produce different results.}, number={2}, publisher={Selçuk Üniversitesi}