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European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science ISSN: 2501 - 1235 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1235 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1059090 Volume 3 │Issue 11 │2017 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY OF THE SCALE FOR INTEREST LEVELS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO SPORTS (USIL) Serdar Ceyhuni Dr., Karabuk Unıversity, Department of Sport Management, Turkey Abstract: The aim of the study is to develop a valid and reliable scale to measure interests of university students to sports. In the spring of 2016, Validity and reliability research is realized on 600 students getting education at different departments of Karabuk University within the scope of the research. For data collection; Developed by the author "University Students Scale for Interest Levels towards Sports" is used. A measurement tool consisting of two parts is benefited during the data collection process. The first part of measurement tool is demographic information form, while the second part being interest scale towards sports that is prepared in order to determine the interest level of students towards sports. Confirmatory factor analysis is used in order to approve the structure obtained as a result of the explanatory factor analysis. Their accord indexes are examined in order to understand whether the scale is valid or not. Cronbach Alpha internal consistency coefficients of 10 articles that are determined regarding a single factor for the reliability of the scale are calculated. As a result of the conducted studies, one-factor 10-article valid and reliable scale is developed that may measure the interest of students towards sports. Keywords: university youth, participation in sports activities, physical activity, scale 1. Introduction The importance of sufficient amount of physical activity among young people for health and welfare is indisputable (Ekelund U., Hildebrand M. and P. J. Collings, 2014). In a Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 305 Serdar Ceyhun VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY OF THE SCALE FOR INTEREST LEVELS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO SPORTS (USIL) lifestyle that starts to develop very early in childhood with physical activity; throughout the life beginning from youthhood to adulthood, physical activity continues consistently sometimes with an increasing rate (Telama, Yang, Leskinen et al. 2014). Getting far from physical activity or inactivity having pandemic feature (Prior L., Scott D. Hunter R. et al. 2014) carries importance in terms of adopting sports as the part of life in early ages. It is important to attend regular sports during childhood, then continuing these activities during youthhood and adulthood terms. Therefore, encouraging participation to sports among young people may contribute to public health in the long term (Marques, Ekelund and Sardinha, . For children and young people in today’s world; one of the basic interventions to overcome obesity and overweight problems is to increase physical movement and activities (John Cairney J. and Veldhuizen S., 2017). In a research conducted in Australia, it is emphasized that if access to organized sports is not facilitated, the decline of progression to these sports may emerge as an important public health problem in order to ameliorate health in the future (Stewart A. Vellaa, Natasha K., Schranzb, Melanie Davem et al. 2016). On the other hand, it is seen that extensive and very refined interventions along with relevant attitude and talents that target social and physical environments in order to increase free-time physical activity levels among the most disadvantaged parts of the population are needed (Ester Cerin, Eva Leslie, 2008). According to a study conducted in our country; it is determined that participation level of adolescences to sports is very low (Aslan, N., Arslan Cansever, 2012). It can be expressed that participants consider social environment and information deficiency as the biggest obstacle for participation to free-time activities, while these are being followed by facility/service/transportation and individual psychology factors (Demirel, M.; Harmandar D., 2009). It is seen that developing and increasing the number of facilities at universities, organizing social and sportive organizations in each term to make them attractive for drawing the attention of young people, offering educational information for the evaluation of free-time activities, giving the awareness of exercising and realizing physical activity in an applied way carry great important in order to ensure the participation of young people to free-time activities 5zşaker M., hand, Erg(l, Alp and Çamlıyer . On the other stated that in order to be able to organize sportive recreation activities, the presence of specialized staff, facility, equipment and sports areas at universities and their harmonious work are required. It is being expressed that almost half of the students in our country are not so satisfied with the campus sports and cultural services, while campus climate and the improvement of facilities to win students back at the university play important role (Çelik A. K., Akyol K. 2015). European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science - Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 306 Serdar Ceyhun VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY STUDY OF THE SCALE FOR INTEREST LEVELS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO SPORTS (USIL) In the study conducted by Barnes (2010) on Chinese students, according to university scale results; it is understood that students are not impressed with classrooms, work areas, classroom sizes and insufficient technical tools; in addition investment is needed for the improvement services of recreation and sports facilities. For viewing / downloading the full article, please access the following link: https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejep/article/view/1200 European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science - Volume 3 │ Issue 11 │ 2017 307