Investigation of the effect of sports on the life skills of students taking sports education

. ABSTRACT INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF SPORTS ON THE LIFE SKILLS OF STUDENTS TAKING SPORTS EDUCATION The aim of this study is to examine the perceptions of sports students about the effect of sports on life skills and to determine whether these perceptions differ according to demographic variables. The research was carried out with the descriptive survey model within the framework of the quantitative research method. A total of 463 university students, 155 female and 308 male, participated in the study. Participants study in various departments within the Faculty of Sports Sciences and the Faculty of Education. The data were collected using the "Effect of Sports on Life Skills Scale" and t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson correlation analysis were applied with SPSS 26.0 program. The significance level was determined as p<0.05. According to the findings of the research, students' perceptions of sports life skills are generally high. According to the gender variable, there was a significant difference only in time management skills. Significant differences were found in the sub-dimensions of communication, teamwork, social skills and goal setting according to the departments studied. In the variable of sports branch, there was a significant difference only in social skills. While there was a significant difference in teamwork skills according to the weekly training time, a significant difference was observed only in emotional skills in the undergraduate year variable. Positive and significant correlations were found between all sub-dimensions of the scale. After all; It has been determined that sports play an important role in the development of students' life skills. It is seen that sports have positive effects especially on social, emotional, communication and teamwork skills. Individuals who do not do sports training are advised to actively do sports. Keywords: Sports, Education, Life Skills