Comparison of psychological resilivity levels and self-confidence behaviors of students of faculty of sports sciences and faculty of education according to their sports activity (Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University example)

The purpose of this research is to comparatively examine the psychological resilience levels and self-confidence behaviors of students of Faculty of Sports Sciences and Faculty of Education according to their sports acquaintances. The survey study can provide brief information about how long students between the two faculties do sports activities, what kind of sports activities they are active in, and how the participants' employment status and income levels affect them. The research universe consists of undergraduate students studying at the Faculty of Sport Sciences and Faculty of Education of Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University. The sample consists of university students (232 male, 225 female) who participated voluntarily with the "simple random sampling method", where the participants were randomly selected from the universe and each unit in the universe had an equal probability of participating in the research, and whose strong characteristics were specified in terms of representing the universe. The sample was accessed via Google Forms, and since participation in the research was voluntary, 457 students responded and the analyses were conducted on the data obtained from these students. According to the analysis results conducted via SPSS 25 program, it was determined that the students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences did regular sports at a higher rate than the students of the Faculty of Education (p < 0.05). This result supports the fact that the sports habits of the students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences are higher than those of other students due to the nature of their educational programs. Keywords: Sports, Psychological Resilience, Self-Confidence Behavior