The effect of attitude towards physical education and sports courses on individual and social responsibility: A research for middle school students

This research was conducted to determine the relationship between secondary school students' individual and social responsibility levels and their attitudes towards physical education and sports lessons. The research group of the study consists of a total of 431 secondary school students, 211 girls and 220 boys, studying in the 2023-2024 academic year. In addition to the demographic information form, "Physical Education Lesson Attitude Scale" and "Individual and Social Responsibility Scale" were used to collect research data. Descriptive statistics, t test, One-Way Anova and Tukey analyzes were included in the research. Within the scope of the relational model, Pearson correlation and regression analyzes were used. As a result of the research, it was determined that secondary school students had a positive attitude towards physical education lessons and their individual and social responsibility levels were good. While there are significant differences in the variables of gender, age and grade level of individual and social responsibilities of secondary school students; Significant differences in physical education course attitudes were detected only at grade levels. Within the scope of the relational model, a moderate, positive and significant relationship was found between secondary school students' physical education course attitudes and their individual and social responsibility levels. Considering the regression analysis findings, it can be said that as students' attitudes towards physical education lessons increase, their individual and social responsibility levels will also increase. Keywords: Attitude towards physical education lesson, Individual and Social Responsibility, Secondary School Students.