Evaluation of the sports cultural level among fourth-year students in colleges of physical education and sports sciences: A field study

Background: University students are one of the axes of the educational process, and giving attention to them is a duty of those in charge of education and educational institutions. Sports culture plays an influential and effective role in spreading and promoting the principles of sportsmanship among players and spectators on one hand and in raising awareness of sports culture and curbing undesirable behavior on the other hand. Aim: Identifying the level of sports culture among fourth-year students and knowing the differences in the level of sports culture between female and male fourth-year students. Methodology: This study employed a descriptive survey methodology on 74 fourth-year students at Diyala University. Using a validated sports culture scale, data were collected, piloted, and analyzed with SPSS to assess reliability, validity, and cultural awareness levels. Results: The mean for male students is 65.32, with a standard deviation of 7.58, while the mean for female students is 64.65, with a standard deviation of 5.03. The t-test value was approximately 0.4518. The result indicates that there is no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) between male and female students in their level of sports culture. Conclusion: The selected sports culture scale is suitable for the sample, which consisted of university students. Furthermore, the sports cultural level among students is almost equal, with no significant difference between male and female students.