Comparison of assertiveness levels of secondary school students with and without sport

The aim of this study was to compare the assertiveness level of the second grade students with and without sports. For this purpose, a total of 268 participants, 134 of whom do sports and 134 of those who do not do sports, were surveyed at Istanbul Kurtdereli Mehmet Secondary School in 2018-2019 academic year. Sociodemographic Information Form and Rathus Assertiveness Inventory are included in the questionnaire. The data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, chi-square, t-test and ANOVA were used. The findings were evaluated at 95% confidence interval and 5% significance level. According to the findings obtained from the research, there is no significant difference between the assertiveness levels of the primary and secondary school students. Significant differences were found in terms of age, class and father occupation between sports and non-sports groups(p>0,05). The level of assertiveness is the lowest in the 5th grade students doing sports, and the highest in the ones whose mother is a university graduate(p<0,05). As for the students who do not play sports, those who have 1 brother have the highest assertiveness(p<0,05). Key Words: Sport, assertiveness, secondary school students