The investigation of the relationship between self-esteem and attitudes toward cheating of the Physical Education and Sports prospective teachers’ (CBU, PES Teachers’)

Aim: In this research it was aimed to investigate the relation between the self-esteem of the prospective teachers of physical education and sports (PES) and their attitudes towards cheating; it was also investigated if these two dependent variables change or don’t change according to the independent variables in the scope of the research.Material and Methods: 167 prospective teachers of physical education (21.44±1.98 years) participated in the study voluntarily. Quantitative research techniques were used in the research. As measurement tools in these research were used Self-esteem Scale, Scale for Attitude Towards Cheating and Personal Information Form. To analyse data t test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson Correlation tests and Kruksal Wallis H test was used. Type 1 mistake is accepted as 5%.Results: As the results were found women (t(165)=3.360, p=0.001) has higher selfesteem, 3rd grade students has higher self-esteem than 2nd grade (F(3-163)=2.956, p=0.034), the ones who are happy to be educated in Physical Education and Sport Department (PESD) have higher self-esteem level than the ones who are indecisive (x² =10.724, p=0.005), and ones who don’t cheat has higher self-esteem level than the ones who cheat (t(165)=2.104, p=0.037). There is a statistically significant difference in cheating according to the factors of wanting to be educated in another department (t(165)=2.794, p=0.006), and the ones who express themselves as prospective teachers have more positive attitude than the ones who express themselves as students (F(2- 164)=3.096, p=0.048). Research findings show that there is no statistically significant relation between self-esteem and attitudes towards cheating (r=0.027).Conclusion: More consequently results come to the forefront the ones who don’t cheat has higher self-esteem level than the ones who cheat and the ones who express themselves as prospective teachers have more positive attitude than the ones who express themselves as students