Innovation Shaping the Future: The Relationship Between Innovative Behavior and Vision About the Future Among Sports Management Students

Gamze Durmuş; Pınar Karacan Doğan

doi:10.53434/gbesbd.1940959

Innovation Shaping the Future: The Relationship Between Innovative Behavior and Vision About the Future Among Sports Management Students

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between innovative behaviors and future visions of sports management students. The research was conducted within the framework of a relational survey model and was carried out using data obtained from 215 students (90 female, 125 male) studying in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Türkiye. The Personal Information Form, the Innovative Behavior Scale, and the Visions about Future Scale were used as data acquisition tools. The data were analyzed using SPSS, AMOS, and JAMOVI software, and following descriptive statistics and tests of normality, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability, and validity analyses were conducted. The relationships among the variables were examined using Pearson correlation analysis, and the theoretical model was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings of the structural equation model indicate that innovative behavior is positively associated with optimism and hope, and negatively associated with pessimism. The results of the structural equation model indicate that innovative behavior was positively associated with optimism and hope and negatively associated with pessimism. In conclusion, it has been found that as the level of innovative behavior increases, students develop a more hopeful and optimistic vision of the future. This finding highlights the importance of developing innovation-oriented competencies in sports management education.

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English

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Sociology of Sports

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Research Article

Authors

Gamze Durmuş ^*
0000-0002-4879-8280
Türkiye

Pınar Karacan Doğan
0000-0002-2654-2751
Türkiye

Publication Date

September 30, 2026

Submission Date

April 30, 2026

Acceptance Date

August 28, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 31 Number: 3

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Durmuş, G., & Karacan Doğan, P. (2026). Innovation Shaping the Future: The Relationship Between Innovative Behavior and Vision About the Future Among Sports Management Students. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, 31(3), 153-163. https://doi.org/10.53434/gbesbd.1940959

AMA

1.Durmuş G, Karacan Doğan P. Innovation Shaping the Future: The Relationship Between Innovative Behavior and Vision About the Future Among Sports Management Students. Gazi JPESS. 2026;31(3):153-163. doi:10.53434/gbesbd.1940959

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Durmuş, Gamze, and Pınar Karacan Doğan. 2026. “Innovation Shaping the Future: The Relationship Between Innovative Behavior and Vision About the Future Among Sports Management Students”. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 31 (3): 153-63. https://doi.org/10.53434/gbesbd.1940959.

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Durmuş G, Karacan Doğan P (September 1, 2026) Innovation Shaping the Future: The Relationship Between Innovative Behavior and Vision About the Future Among Sports Management Students. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 31 3 153–163.

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[1]G. Durmuş and P. Karacan Doğan, “Innovation Shaping the Future: The Relationship Between Innovative Behavior and Vision About the Future Among Sports Management Students”, Gazi JPESS, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 153–163, Sept. 2026, doi: 10.53434/gbesbd.1940959.

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Durmuş, Gamze - Karacan Doğan, Pınar. “Innovation Shaping the Future: The Relationship Between Innovative Behavior and Vision About the Future Among Sports Management Students”. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 31/3 (September 1, 2026): 153-163. https://doi.org/10.53434/gbesbd.1940959.

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1.Durmuş G, Karacan Doğan P. Innovation Shaping the Future: The Relationship Between Innovative Behavior and Vision About the Future Among Sports Management Students. Gazi JPESS. 2026;31:153–163.

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Durmuş, Gamze, and Pınar Karacan Doğan. “Innovation Shaping the Future: The Relationship Between Innovative Behavior and Vision About the Future Among Sports Management Students”. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, vol. 31, no. 3, Sept. 2026, pp. 153-6, doi:10.53434/gbesbd.1940959.

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1.Gamze Durmuş, Pınar Karacan Doğan. Innovation Shaping the Future: The Relationship Between Innovative Behavior and Vision About the Future Among Sports Management Students. Gazi JPESS. 2026 Sep. 1;31(3):153-6. doi:10.53434/gbesbd.1940959