Investigation of Perceived Stress Levels together with Positive and Negative Moods of Students in School of Physical Education and Sports

The aim of this study was to investigate perceived stress levels together with positive-negative moods of students in School of Physical Education and Sports. 200 students getting education from Department of Physical Education and Sports Teaching, Department of Coaching Education, Department of Sports Management and Department of Recreation Education in Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, School of Physical Education and Sports voluntarily participated in the research. In order to determine perceived stress levels of participants, "Perceived Stress Scale" developed by Cohen, Kamarck and Mermelstein (1983) was used while "Positive and Negative Emotion Scale" developed by Watson et al., (1988) was used to indicate their positive and negative moods. As a result; it was determined that a significant difference was found between sports age variable and negative mood of students participated in the research from School of Physical Education and Sports. Moreover, a significant relationship was also determined between perceived stress level and positive-negative emotion level.