An examination of the perception of future time among university students from the perspective of demographic variables

Nurullah Emir Ekinci

doi:10.14687/jhs.v21i4.6496

Authors

Nurullah Emir Ekinci Yalova University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4526-4339

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14687/jhs.v21i4.6496

Keywords:

Future Time Perspective, Recreational Sports, University Students

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the future time perspective of students in the faculty of sports sciences and the factors influencing this perception in relation to various variables. The population of the study consists of university students, while the sample includes a total of 266 students (128 males, 48.1%, and 138 females, 51.9%) studying at the Faculty of Sports Sciences at Kütahya Dumlupınar University. The data collection instruments include a personal information form developed by the researcher, as well as the Future Time Perspective Scale (FTPS), developed by Husman and Shell (1996) and adapted to Turkish culture with validity and reliability studies conducted by Avcı and Erden (2009). In this study, a non-experimental causal-comparative model, one of the quantitative research methods, was employed to identify the current situation. The data were analyzed using the SPSS program. Descriptive statistics such as means, standard deviations, and percentages were included in the analysis. Skewness and kurtosis values were examined, revealing a normal distribution, and Independent Samples T-Test and MANOVA were used to compare the differences. According to the findings, no statistically significant differences were found regarding students' gender, participation in recreational sports, and academic success (p>0.05). However, significant differences were found in favor of students in upper classes based on the class variable (p<0.05). These findings indicate that students become more focused on career goals as they approach graduation, which creates differences in their future time perspectives.

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Author Biography

Nurullah Emir Ekinci, Yalova University

Prof. Dr., Yalova University, Faculty of Sport Sciences

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