The Effect of Self-Esteem on Leadership Orientation: A Study on Students of Sports Management Department

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A quantitative study examines how self-esteem levels of students receiving sports management education relate to their leadership orientation. Participants were 315 students from Sports Management departments in the Central Anatolia Region, using convenience sampling (female 184, male 131). Data were collected with the Self-Esteem Scale and Leadership Orientation Scale. Because data were normally distributed, correlation and regression analyses were used, revealing significant positive relationships and effects for general leadership orientation and both task-oriented and relationship-oriented sub-dimensions.

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Asian Journal of Education and Training Vol. 7, No. 1, 91-95, 2021 ISSN(E) 2519-5387 DOI: 10.20448/journal.522.2021 .71.91.95 © 2021 by the authors; licensee Asian Online Journal Publishing Group The Effect of Self-Esteem on Leadership Orientation: A Study on Students of Sports Management Department Abstract In this study, which aims to examine the effect of self-esteem levels of students who receive sports management education on their leadership orientation, the population of this study, in which the related screening method is used among quantitative research designs, consists of students studying at the Sports Management departments of the Sports Sciences Faculties of the universities in the Central Anatolia Region. The sample of the study (female = 184, male = 131) consists of 315 students of sports management department, which was reached using the convenience sampling method, and a 95% confidence interval has been used with an error margin of 5% . Data from the participants were collected with Self-Esteem Scale and Leadership Orientation Scale. Since the data has normal distribution, parametric tests have been used: correlation to measure the relationship between two variables, and regression analysis to measure the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. A significant positive relationship was found with the self-esteem levels of the students and their leadership orientation in general and in sub-dimensions of task-oriented and relationship-oriented. In addition, self-esteem levels were found to have a significant effect on students' leadership orientation in general and in taskoriented and relationship-oriented sub-dimensions. As a result, it was found that students' selfesteem levels and leadership orientation levels are high, and as their self-esteem levels increase, their leadership orientation in general and in task-oriented and relationship-orientation subdimensions also increase. Keywords: Self-Esteem, Leadership orientation, Sports management department, Faculty of sport science, Mission-oriented. Citation | İlker Gunel (2021) . The Effect of Self-Esteem on Leadership Orientation: A Study on Students of Sports Management Department. Asian Journal of Education and Training, 7(1): 91-95. History: Received: 15 January 2021 Revised: 17 February 2021 Accepted: 19 March 2021 Published: 13 April 2021 Licensed: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License Publisher: Asian Online Journal Publishing Group Funding: This study received no specific financial support. Competing Interests: The author declares that there are no conflicts of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Transparency: The author confirms that the manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the study was reported; that no vital features of the study have been omitted; and that any discrepancies from the study as planned have been explained. Ethical: This study follows all ethical practices during writing. Contents 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 92 2. Method ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 92 3. Findings ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 93 4. Discussion.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 94 5. Conclusion .......................................................................................................

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What was the study’s main aim?

To examine the effect of students’ self-esteem levels on their leadership orientation in sports management education.

How were data collected and analyzed?

Data were collected using the Self-Esteem Scale and Leadership Orientation Scale, then analyzed with correlation and regression tests because the data were normally distributed.

What key relationship was found between self-esteem and leadership orientation?

Self-esteem showed a significant positive relationship with leadership orientation overall and in the task-oriented and relationship-oriented sub-dimensions.

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