Analysis of Life Skills of Students Studying in Hatay Mustafa Kemal University

Abstract

The aim of this research is to investigate whether there is any difference between the life skills of students studying in different departments of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University. The scanning model was used in the research. The study group was created with the easily accessible sampling method. 210 students participated in the study voluntarily. The "Life Skills Scale" developed by Polat and Balaman (2017) was used as the data collection tool. Since the data were not normally distributed, non-parametric tests, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis Tests were used. According to the research findings, while there was a significant difference in the sub-dimension of coping with emotions and stress in favor of men in terms of gender variable, no difference was found between the total life skills score and other sub-dimensions. A significant difference was found between the departments in which the participants studied and the total life skills score in favor of the Physical Education and Sports Teaching departments. According to the scores obtained from the sub-dimensions, there was a statistically significant difference between the skills of coping with emotions and stress, empathy and self-awareness skills, creative thinking and critical thinking skills, while the difference between decision-making and problem-solving skills, communication and interpersonal relationship skills was not statistically significant. In addition, a positive significant relationship was found between the scores obtained from the life skills scale and the scores obtained from all sub-dimensions. In line with the research results, life skills should be integrated into education programs, stress coping skills should be supported, and activities that will improve teamwork and communication skills should be planned.