Investgation of the bullying tendencies and value preferences of hing school students according to level of taking physical education and sports course

The purpose of this study is to describe the bullying tendencies and value preferences of students studying at high schools. For this purpose, descriptive survey research model has been used in the study. The research population of the study is composed of high school students studying in Yesilyurt and Battalgazi districts of Malatya province during the 2013-2014 academic year. Sample stratified sampling method has been used in the sample selection. In order to collect the necessary data for the research, Personal Information Form, Schwartz Portrait Values Survey and Bullying Tendencies scale have been used. In the study, the distribution of the scores belonging to dependent variables at the pores of the subunits of the independent variables has been analyzed in terms of the assumptions of normality. In the analysis process, non-parametric statistical methods have been preferred. For this purpose, data have been tested in accordance with sub-problems of the research using descriptive analysis (mean and standard deviation) and non-parametric analysis such as Mann-Whitney U test and Kuruskal Wallis H test. In analysis of the data, statistical software program SPSS (Statistical Package for The Social Sciences) has been used and the significance level of p <.05 has been taken. A significant level of difference has been found between total value scores of students according to their classes and the number physical education and sports courses taken by those students. A significant level of difference has been found between total bullying tendency scores of students according to their genders, the number physical education and sports courses taken by those students and the students' family income. A significant level of difference has been found between total bullying tendency scores of students according to the type of schools they attend. A significant level of difference has been found between total value scores of students according to the type of schools they attend. A moderate negative relationship has been found between the total value scores and total bullying tendency scores of students. Accordingly, as the total value scores of student increase, their bullying tendency scores decrease. Keywords: Values, Bullying, Bullying Tendencies, Physical Education, Sports.