The Relationship Between Media Consumption and Communication Skills of Sports Science Students

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. Sdtudent in Sports Management, Borujerd Branch, Islamic azad university, Borujerd, Iran.

2 Associate Prof. in Department of Sport Management, Payam Noor, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant prof. of Sports Management, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between media consumption and communication skills of sports science students. The method of the present study was descriptive-correlational and in terms of practical purpose, it is in the field. The statistical population studied in this study consisted of all students of sports sciences of Islamic Azad University in the academic year 2018-2019 (6230 people) who used Cohen, Morgan and Georgian sample size determination table and relying on random-cluster sampling method. Data collection tools included Ghasemi Communication Skills Questionnaire (2017) and Media Consumption of Mahmoudian et al (2015) that their content validity was evaluated by 8 expert professors in the field of sports management; Their reliability with Cronbach's alpha was 0.77 and 0.74, respectively. In order to analyze the data, frequency and percentage indicators were used, and in the inferential statistics section, the Kolmorov-Smirnov test and the structural equation modeling test were used by SPSS and PLS statistical software. The results of statistical analysis showed that media consumption has a positive, direct and significant relationship with communication skills of sports students. On the one hand, the development of media infrastructure in universities as much as possible, and on the other hand, teaching how to use all kinds of media as a tool and strengthening the communication skills of people active in the field of sports should be given the attention of officials and practitioners in the field of higher education. So the result of this will be the optimal use of media in all aspects of sports science students' lives.

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  • Receive Date: 07 October 2020
  • Accept Date: 11 October 2020

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