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Examination of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates' Anxiety Towards Teaching Profession In Terms of Different Variables
Abstract
Teaching as a profession is seen as safe in society, but the increase in the number of teacher training institutions in recent years has led to an increase in the number of qualified teachers. Therefore, it is seen that finishing school is not enough and causes anxiety. The aim of this study is a descriptive study to examine the anxiety of physical education teacher candidates towards their profession. The population of the study consists of 3rd and 4th grade physical education and sports teacher candidates studying in the faculties of sport sciences of universities in the 2022-2023 academic year, and the sample group consists of 437 (248 male, 189 female) teacher candidates selected on the basis of volunteerism. As a data collection tool in the study; "Professional Anxiety Scale for Prospective Teachers" developed by Cabi and Yalçınalp (2013) was used. SPSS 22.0 program was used for data analysis. Non-parametric normality tests were performed to determine whether the research data were normally distributed. For the data sets that did not show normal distribution, Kurtosis-Skewness values were examined and since the values were between +2/-2, it was determined that the data showed normal distribution and parametric tests were applied. Independent sample t-test and One Way Anova analyses were used to determine the differences between independent variables and the numerical data were interpreted in tables. Since the data were not normally distributed, the tests were analyzed at 0.05 significance level. As a result, it was determined that the anxiety levels of the research group towards their professions differed in terms of gender variable and the occupational anxiety levels of male pre-service teachers were higher than female pre-service teachers. It was found that there was a significant difference between the variables of assignment-centered anxiety and adaptation-centered anxiety in terms of the grade level of the scale, and the occupational anxiety of the pre-service teachers studying in the 3rd grade was higher than the pre-service teachers studying in the 4th grade. In terms of the type of high school the participants graduated from, vocational high school graduates had lower professional anxiety than other high school types, while imam hatip high school graduates had higher professional anxiety. In terms of the academic grade point average variable, it was observed that pre-service teachers with a grade point average of 3.51 and above had higher assignment-centered anxiety than the other groups. In addition, in terms of the mother's education level variable, it was seen that those with primary school education had higher levels of occupational anxiety than those with high school graduates, while in the sub-dimension of assignment-centered anxiety; it was concluded that those with primary school, secondary school and university education levels were higher than those with high school graduates.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Physical Training and Sports Pedagogy
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
June 25, 2025
Publication Date
June 30, 2025
Submission Date
March 10, 2025
Acceptance Date
June 19, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 2
APA
Metin, M., & Alıncak, F. (2025). Examination of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates’ Anxiety Towards Teaching Profession In Terms of Different Variables. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, 7(2), 273-285. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1654881
AMA
1.Metin M, Alıncak F. Examination of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates’ Anxiety Towards Teaching Profession In Terms of Different Variables. JSAR. 2025;7(2):273-285. doi:10.56639/jsar.1654881
Chicago
Metin, Mert, and Fikret Alıncak. 2025. “Examination of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates’ Anxiety Towards Teaching Profession In Terms of Different Variables”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 7 (2): 273-85. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1654881.
EndNote
Metin M, Alıncak F (June 1, 2025) Examination of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates’ Anxiety Towards Teaching Profession In Terms of Different Variables. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 7 2 273–285.
IEEE
[1]M. Metin and F. Alıncak, “Examination of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates’ Anxiety Towards Teaching Profession In Terms of Different Variables”, JSAR, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 273–285, June 2025, doi: 10.56639/jsar.1654881.
ISNAD
Metin, Mert - Alıncak, Fikret. “Examination of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates’ Anxiety Towards Teaching Profession In Terms of Different Variables”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 7/2 (June 1, 2025): 273-285. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1654881.
JAMA
1.Metin M, Alıncak F. Examination of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates’ Anxiety Towards Teaching Profession In Terms of Different Variables. JSAR. 2025;7:273–285.
MLA
Metin, Mert, and Fikret Alıncak. “Examination of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates’ Anxiety Towards Teaching Profession In Terms of Different Variables”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, vol. 7, no. 2, June 2025, pp. 273-85, doi:10.56639/jsar.1654881.
Vancouver
1.Mert Metin, Fikret Alıncak. Examination of Physical Education and Sports Teacher Candidates’ Anxiety Towards Teaching Profession In Terms of Different Variables. JSAR. 2025 Jun. 1;7(2):273-85. doi:10.56639/jsar.1654881
