Investigation of the Relationships between Personality Traits and Self-Perceptions of Leadership Behaviors of Faculty of Sport Sciences Students

This research was conducted to examine the relationships between the personality traits of students of Faculty of Sports Sciences at Bayburt University and their self-perceptions of leadership behaviors. In this context, consistent with the purpose of the quantitative study, the relational screening model was used. The sample of the study consists of a total of 451 students of the Faculty of Sports Sciences, including 188 women and 263 men. Convenience sampling method was used in selecting the research group. A survey form was used as a data collection tool and this form consists of three parts. The first part of this survey form includes "Personal Information Form", the second part includes "Undergraduate Students' Self-Perceptions of Leadership Behaviors Scale", and the third part includes "Turkish Big Five Personality Scale". First, descriptive statistics of the raw data obtained through this form were calculated, taking into account the data type. Correlation and regression analyzes were conducted on the data obtained in the study. As a result, it was determined that there were significant relationships between the participants' personality traits and their self-perceptions of leadership behaviors, and it was understood that these personality traits were effective on their self-perceptions of leadership behaviors.