Investigation of Motivated Consumer Innovativeness in the Context of Sports Industry in Terms of Gender, Age, Sports and Exercise Variables

Aim: The research was carried out in order to investigate of motivated consumer innovativeness of the students of the coaching education department in the context of sports industry in terms of gender, age, actively doing sports and participation in exercise variables. Study design: In this quantitative study was conducted according to a general survey model. Methods: The universe of the research consisted of a total of 418 students (128 females and 290 males) in Bartın University Faculty of Sports Sciences, Department of Coaching Education, and the sample consisted of a total of 236 students (82 females and 154 males). Convenience sampling method, which is one of the non-probabilistic sampling approaches, was used in the selection of the sample, and the data were collected on a voluntary basis. Questionnaire form was used as data collection tool and this form consisted of two parts. The questionnaire form were located that “Personal Information Form” in the first part and “Motivated Consumer Innovativeness Scale” in the second part. Results: It was determined that there was no significant difference between the scores of the subscales within the scope of the gender variable of the participants. Also, there was no significant correlation between the age of the participants and the scores of the subscales. However, there were significant differences between the functional innovativeness and cognitive innovativeness scores of the participants in the context of the variable of actively doing sports status. In addition, there were significant differences between the functional innovativeness, hedonic innovativeness and cognitive innovativeness scores of the participants in the context of the variable of doing exercise status. Conclusion: In the research, motivated consumer innovations of the research group in the context of the sports industry were examined within the framework of gender, age, sports and exercise variables, and this situation was described as it exists. Research findings provide basic information for businesses operating in the sports industry to develop various strategies. In this context, new information has been obtained that will contribute to the literature with the research findings. Keywords: Consumer Innovativeness, Department of Coaching Education, Sports Industry

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Determination of occupational anxiety levels of teacher candidates studying in a different departmentsFarklı bölümlerde öğrenim gören öğretmen adaylarının mesleki kaygı düzeylerinin belirlenmesi

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687//jhs.v15i4.5487 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 2168

Author(s):

Duygu Harmandar Demirel ◽

Emrah Serdar ◽

Mehmet Demirel

Keyword(s):

Prospective Teachers ◽

Teacher Candidates ◽

Sampling Methods ◽

Personal Information ◽

English Summary ◽

Teaching Profession ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Research Findings ◽

Anxiety Levels

The aim of this study is to determine the anxiety levels of the students studying in the teaching departments and to examine these according to different variables. The sample of the study consisted of 400 non-random sampling methods and 400 prospective teachers who were studying at Dumlupinar University. The personal information form created by the researchers and the data related to the pre-service teachers' concerns about the teaching profession were provided by Caba and Yalçınalp (2009). In the research findings: “Gender”, “Age”, “Satisfaction Status”, “Class”, “Faculty” and “Sports Making Status” showed a significant difference in “OAST” total scores (p <0.05). As a result, it can be concluded that the vocational anxiety levels of the teacher candidates studying in different departments differ according to some variables.Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetBu araştırma ile öğretmenlik bölümlerinde okuyan öğrencilerinin mesleğe yönelik kaygı düzeylerini belirlemek ve bunu farklı değişkenlere göre incelemektir. Araştırmanın örneklemini seçkisiz olmayan örnekleme yöntemlerinden uygun örnekleme yoluyla seçilen ve Dumlupınar Üniversitesinde öğrenim görmekte olan 400 öğretmen adayı oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada oluşturulan demografik bilgi formu ve öğretmen adaylarının öğretmenlik mesleğine yönelik kaygılarına ilişkin veriler Cabı ve Yalçınalp (2009) tarafından geliştirilen Öğretmen Adaylarına Yönelik Mesleki Kaygı Ölçeği (ÖAYMK) ile sağlanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde; betimsel istatistik yöntemler, Man Whitney U ve Kruskal Wallis testlerinden faydalanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularında: “Cinsiyet”, “Yaş”, “Okuduğu Bölümden Memnun Olma Durumu”, “Sınıf”, “Fakülte” ve “Spor Yapma Durumu” göre “ÖAYMK” toplam puanlarında manidar farklılık bulunmuştur. Araştırmaya gore, öğretmen adaylarının meslekleri ile ilgili kaygı seviyelerinin değişkenlere göre farklılaştığı sonucuna varılabilir.

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Investigation of the job satisfaction and burnout levels of the wrestling referees according to various factors in Turkey

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/jhs.v13i2.4008 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 3469 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Taha Yasin Ilkım ◽

Mehmet Güllü

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Personal Information ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Professional Burnout ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Questionnaire Form ◽

Financial Income

The purpose of this study was to examine the job satisfaction and professional burnout levels of the national and international wrestling referees in terms of various factors in Turkey.The method of the study was the descriptive method. The study group consists of 126 international and national wrestling referees on active duty in 2010-2011 wrestling season. The questionnaire form was used as the data collection tool in the study. The questionnaire form consists of 3 sections, which are the Personal Information Form, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, and the Job Satisfaction Scale. It was observed abnormal distribution of dates of inventory and scale according to the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test. Due to this reason, the Mann-Whitney U Test was used for the two independent samples test in analyzing the data; the Kruskal-Wallis H Test and the Mann-Whitney U Tests with Bonferroni correction were used for multiple comparisons; and the Spearman Correlation was used in analyzing the relations. The critical point for the significance value was accepted as α=0.05It was determined in the light of the findings of the study that the job satisfaction of the wrestling referees were at the medium level; the emotional exhaustion levels were high; the depersonalization levels were medium; and personal accomplishment levels were low. Significant difference was found among the depersonalization levels of the referees according to the referee categories of the wrestling referees (p<0,05). A significant difference has been found among the monthly average income levels and the emotional exhaustion levels of the wrestling referees (p<0,05). A significant difference was also determined among the viewpoints of the referees on the financial income of the referees and the job satisfaction levels according to the social status (p<0,05). In addition, a reverse, significant and weak relation was found between the job satisfaction and emotional exhaustion levels of the referees (r= -0,255, p<0,01); a reverse, significant and weak relation between the depersonalization (r= -0,97, p<0,01); and a weak positive relation was determined between the personal accomplishment levels (r= 0,341, p<0,01).As a result, the national and international wrestling referees in Turkey do not have adequate satisfaction from being referees, and are experiencing professional burnout. As the job satisfaction levels of the wrestling referees increase, depersonalization levels and emotional exhaustion levels decrease, and personal accomplishment levels increase.

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Examination of Obesity Awareness Levels of Physical Education Teacher and Coaching Education

Journal of Education and Training Studies ◽

10.11114/jets.v8i2.4638 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 24

Author(s):

Ayça Genç ◽

Aygül Çağlayan Tunç

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Personal Information ◽

Average Score ◽

Physical Education Teacher ◽

Education Teacher ◽

Coaching Education ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Package Program ◽

And Gender ◽

Level Of Significance

In this study, it was aimed to examine obesity awareness levels of physical education teacher and coaching education students.251 (103 women, age:20,36 ± 2,31 years, BMI:20,02±2,23 kg) who studied in the Department of Coaching and Physical Education of Bartin University Faculty of Sport Sciences in 2019-2020 academic year were included in this study. 147 male, age:20.15±2.32 years, BMI:21.42±2.67 kg/m2) students participated voluntarily. Obesity Awareness Scale was developed by Allen (2011) and adapted to Turkish by Kafkas and Özen (2014) and personal information form including age, gender and department variable were applied to the participants. The data obtained in the study were analyzed with SPSS 20.0 statistical package program and the level of significance was taken as (p <0.05). The overall internal consistency of the scale was found to be 0.87. In the study, t-test was used for pairwise comparisons of parametric tests. In our study, no significant difference was found between gender variable and obesity awareness (p>.05). There was no significant difference between obesity awareness and department variable (p>.05). When the obesity awareness scores were examined, the average score of the students of the coaching department was average 62.23 meanwhile the teaching department students average score 62,91. It was found that both physical education teachers and coaching department students had high obesity awareness, but there was no significant difference between the groups in terms of department and gender variables and obesity awareness.

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Analysis of the relationship between the personality traits of university students and their grit levels

African Educational Research Journal ◽

10.30918/aerj.92.21.085 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 606-612

Author(s):

Nezir Ekinci ◽

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Personal Information ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Openness To Experience ◽

Female Students ◽

Male Students ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Research Findings ◽

Age Range

This research aims to examine the relationships between personality traits and the grit levels of university students. Participants of the study are 379 students (304 females, 75 males). The age range of the study group is 18-25. Five-Factor Personality Scale, Short Grit Scale, and Personal Information Form were used as data collection tools in the study. Analysis of the data was performed using the Pearson product moments correlation with the SPSS program and t-test techniques for independent groups. According to the findings obtained from the study, a positive significant relationship was found between liability, openness to experience, extraversion and adaptation personality traits, and grit levels. It’s also found that a negative relationship between neuroticism and grit levels. In terms of gender, there was no significant difference between male students and female students in grit levels. However, in terms of gender, it was observed that there was a significant difference between male students and female students in terms of adaptation and openness to experience. The research findings were discussed within the scope of the literature and recommendations were made according to the results.

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AGGRESSION AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AS PREDICTORS OF PHUBBING

Psycho-Educational Research Reviews ◽

10.52963/perr_biruni_v10.n3.12 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

İzzet Parmaksız ◽

Suat Kılıçarslan

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Preliminary Analysis ◽

Personal Information ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

Intelligence Scale ◽

Level Of Education ◽

Significant Negative Relationship ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Research Findings

Our skills and attitudes have an effect on our behaviors. Phubbing, which is described as ignoring the interlocutor during communication by focusing on the cellphone, is also highly effective in our behaviors. In this context, this study aimed to determine the predictive effect of aggression and emotional intelligence on the level of phubbing. The study group consisted of 768 adult individuals [Female:461, Male:307] living in different provinces of Turkey. Participants’ ages ranged from 22 to 57. The data of the study were collected using the Phubbing Scale, KAR-YA Aggression Scale, Emotional Intelligence Scale, and a personal information form. According to the findings obtained from the study, there was a significant negative relationship between phubbing and emotional intelligence, a significant positive relationship between phubbing and aggression, and a significant negative relationship between aggression and emotional intelligence. According to the preliminary analysis, sex did not cause a significant difference in phubbing scores, while marital status and level of education caused a significant difference. According to the results of the hierarchical regression analysis, emotional intelligence and aggression were found to be predictors of phubbing behaviors. The research findings were discussed under the literature, and some recommendations were made.

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Investigation of Physical Education Teachers’ Altruism Features

International Education Studies ◽

10.5539/ies.v13n7p177 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. 177

Author(s):

Şıhmehmet YİĞİT ◽

Eyüp ACAR

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Personal Information ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

School Type ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Two Factors ◽

Questionnaire Form ◽

The Individual ◽

High Level

Purpose of the research: it is aimed to examine whether the levels of altruism of Physical Education and sports teachers differ according to some variables. This research consists of a total of 126 teachers, 35 women and 91 men, who work as physical education and sports teachers at primary education secondary grade and secondary schools in Kütahya province. In the research, ‘Personal Information Form’ developed by the researcher and the 20-item Altruism scale, which consists of two factors and was formed by Ersanlı and Çabuker (2015) with the aim of developing a measurement tool that can measure the individual’s level of altruism and that is suitable for Turkish society and culture. In reliability validity analysis, Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficient was found as α=.76.The analysis related to the questionnaire form used in the research and the scale was done through the SPSS 22 program. Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test were conducted for more than two independent sample groups. As a result of the research; when the results were analyzed according to gender, age, place of duty, school type, year variables of teachers working as physical education and sports teachers, no significant difference was seen due to the high level of teachers’ altruism points.

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Examination of the psychological commitment to team of the students of Faculty of Sports Sciences

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/jhs.v15i4.5476 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 2159 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elif Bozyiğit ◽

Furkan Doğan

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Personal Information ◽

Sports Management ◽

Data Collection Tool ◽

Turkish Version ◽

Coaching Education ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Psychological Commitment ◽

Sports Sciences

The purpose of this research is to examine the psychological commitment to team of the students of the Faculty of Sport Sciences. The sample of the study consisted of 242 students (97 female, 145 male) in the Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Coaching Education, Recreation and Sports Management Departments. “Personal Information Form” which was created by researchers and the Turkish version (Eskiler et al., 2011) of “Psychological Commitment to Team” (PCT) scale which was developed by Mahony et al. (2000) were used as a data collection tool in this research. Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis H test were used to analyze the data. Analyzes were made on the total score of PCT. For this study, Cronbach’s Alpha was found as .80 for the total score. As the result of analyzes, the level of “psychological commitment to team” of the students was found to be high. While there was no significant difference between gender and age variables with the scores obtained from PCT scale, there was a significant difference between department, licensed product purchases, years of being a sports fan, desire to work and possibility of working with the scores obtained from PCT scale. As a result, hypothesis 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 were accepted, while hypothesis 2 and 3 were rejected.

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Özel Sektörde Çalışan Bireylerin Marka Sadakati Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi

International Journal of Social Sciences ◽

10.52096/usbd.5.23.5.19 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (23) ◽

pp. 354-365

Author(s):

Çağrı İlk

Keyword(s):

Private Sector ◽

Normal Distribution ◽

Brand Loyalty ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Personal Information ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Research Findings ◽

Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽

One Way Anova ◽

Smirnov Test

Examination of Brand Loyalty Levels of Individuals Working in the Private Sector Abstract The aim of this study is to examine the brand loyalty levels of individuals working in the private sector. For this purpose, the sample group of the study consists of a total of 291 participants, 223 women and 68 men, selected using the convenient sampling method. In the study, the "Brand Loyalty Scale", developed by Tekin (2020) and validated and reliable, was used as a data collection tool. In order to determine the distribution of personal information of the participants in the analysis of the data, Kolmogorov Smirnov test was applied to determine whether the data showed a normal distribution, as well as the percentage and frequency descriptive statistical methods. It was determined that the data showed a normal distribution, and Parametric tests Independent sample t-test and One-way Anova tests were applied. According to the research findings, a significant difference was found between the sub-dimensions of the brand loyalty scale according to the variables of gender, marital status, fan club and following the matches. As a result, the level of brand loyalty varies according to the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants. Keywords: Brand, brand loyalty, private sector.

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The Relationship between Job Satisfaction and Job Performance: A Study on Sports Industry

Journal of Educational Issues ◽

10.5296/jei.v7i2.18949 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 133

Author(s):

Alpaslan Baki Ertekin ◽

Yeşim Avunduk

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Job Performance ◽

Marital Status ◽

Personal Information ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Sports Industry ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Relationship ◽

Performance Scale

The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between job performance and job satisfaction of individuals working in the sports industry. The sample of the study consisted of 423 people (317 males and 106 females), who work in the sports industry in Istanbul and selected by purposeful sampling method. In the study, in addition to the personal information form, the “Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale” developed by Weiss et al. (1967) and adapted to Turkish by Baycan (1985), the “Job Performance Scale” developed by Kirkman and Rosen (1999) to determine the job performance of employees and adapted to Turkish by Çöl (2008) were used as data collection tools. In the analysis of the data, independent t-test, ANOVA and Pearson Correlation analyses were performed. The results of the analysis determined that individuals did not differ according to their gender in both their job satisfaction levels and their job performance. It was determined that there was a significant difference in the “External Satisfaction” sub-dimension of the job satisfaction scale according to marital status, and there was a statistical difference in the “Internal Satisfaction” and “External Satisfaction” sub-dimensions of the job satisfaction scale according to the working hours of the participants in the workplace. Moreover, it was determined that there was no significant difference according to the marital status of the participants and the duration of their work. Finally, it was determined that there was a positive and low-level relationship between the sub-dimensions of the job satisfaction scale and the job performance scale. As a result, it was determined that the job satisfaction and job performance levels of the individuals differed according to their socio-demographic characteristics, and the higher their job satisfaction, the higher their job performance.

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Exploring the Influences of Service Characteristics on Individuals’Use Intention of Mobile Health Services (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.22921 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Fei Liu ◽

Pengkun Wu ◽

Xitong Guo

Keyword(s):

Personal Information ◽

New Technology ◽

Information Service ◽

Health Care Research ◽

Privacy Concern ◽

Service Adoption ◽

Service Characteristics ◽

Research Areas ◽

New Information ◽

The Relationship

BACKGROUND Service characteristic factors are verified as the determinants for influencing people’s use intention of mHealth. Exploration of the interactions among the service characteristics of users can play an important role in improving service adoption rate. mHealth service appears to be an emerging new technology that presents a new pattern of healthcare service; however, users have concerns that their personal information might be disclosed and used without permission. This concern hinders people’s adoption behavior of mHealth services. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to explore how service characteristics (service relevance and service accuracy) interact to influence individuals’ use intention of mHealth services. This study also investigates the moderating roles of innovativeness and privacy concern. METHODS To meet these objectives, six hypotheses thus developed were empirically validated using a survey to test the effects of service characteristics and personal traits on use intention of mHealth. RESULTS We confirm that service relevance and service accuracy positively and directly influence individuals’ use intention of mHealth services. In addition, innovativeness positively affects the relationship between service relevance and use intention. Privacy concern negatively influences the relationship between service relevance and use intention, but positively influences the relationship between service accuracy and use intention. CONCLUSIONS The present study provides new insights into the influencing factors of individuals’ usage behaviour toward mHealth services. Such insight could provide further understanding of how individuals adopt new information service or technologies, which contribute to both information system and health care research areas in a very promising way.

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