Examining the perception of success and sense of responsibility of students participating in school sports

The aim of this study is to determine whether the relationship between the perception of success and the sense of responsibility of students participating in school sports differs in terms of some demographic variables. The research is descriptive research and was conducted in the relational survey model. The research group consisted of 450 students participating in school sports in secondary and high schools in Bartın province in the 2022-2023 academic year. In this study, "Personal Information Form", "Perception of Success Inventory - (Child Version)" and "Sense of Responsibility and Behavior Scale" have been used by the participants. In the analysis of the data, the Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient has been calculated in order to examine the internal consistency of the measurement tools. Independent sample t-test and ANOVA test have been used for parametrically distributed data. Pearson Correlation test has been used to determine the relationship between the scales. According to the analysis results, it has been determined that there was a significant difference between task orientation and the frequency of doing sports variables, and between the sense of responsibility and the variables of age, grade, and licence year. Also, it has been observed that there is a positive relationship between perception of achievement and sense of responsibility. As a result, it can be said that the perception of success and the sense of responsibility vary according to some demographic characteristics of the participants. In addition to these results, it has been observed that the perception of success and the sense of responsibility affect each other.