An Analysis of Youth Leadership Traits Among Students at Faculty of Sports Sciences

Authors : Asil Çetinkaya, T. Osman Mutlu, Halil Erdem Akoğlu, Halil Evren Şentürk

Pages : 354-369

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Publication Date : 2021-12-30

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Youth is defined as a period between childhood and adulthood for personal and mental development and preparation for future life. Individuals who succeed in integrating their leadership skills during their childhood into their educational experiences during their youth improve their power in an area of specialization and activate their youth leadership skills. Thus, they become skilled individuals who can take responsibility easily against various events in their lives and manage and direct their respective organization. The present study aims to analyze youth leadership skills among students at Faculty of Sports Sciences based on various variables and to improve these students’ leadership abilities through making a number of suggestions derived from the analysis findings. Survey was used as a research method in the present study. The population of the study consisted of students studying at Faculty of Sports Sciences at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, and the sample of the study consisted of 394 students studying at the same faculty and university. "Youth Leadership Scale” developed by Turan and Cansoy (2016) was used for data collection. A statistically significant difference was found between the participants’ university departments and their determination/goal setting and trusting/reliability sub-dimension scores. In addition, a statistically significant difference was observed between the participants’ grade levels and their communication sub-dimension scores. Similarly, there was a stistically significant difference between the participants’ grade point average scores and their group skills and problem-solving sub-dimension scores. Finally, a statistically significant difference was found between students’ participation in leadership classes and all scale sub-dimension scores. As a result, it was found that the students who participated in a leadership class displayed more leadership traits compared to those who did not take such classes.
Keywords : Youth, leadership, youth leadership, sports sciences