@article{2018,title={COMPARISON OF SOME OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAITS OF HEARING-IMPAIRED WHO DO SPORTS AND THOSE WHO DO NOT},abstractNode={The purpose of this study is to investigate the anxiety, assertiveness/shyness levels of the hearing-impaired individuals who do sports and who do not do sports. This study comprises of 95 volunteers between 12-15 years, 46 of which participate in sports and 49 of which do not, in Gaziantep region. This study employs Rathus Assertiveness Scale, State-Trait Anxiety and Personal Details Form. The study is prepared based on relational screening model, and the data is collected without a change in the responses of participants, and the opinions of participants on the current state are collected. For data analysis, SPSS 23,0 statistics program is used. After the data are analyzed as the result of the study, the findings showed that the participants who participated in sports exhibited higher levels of assertiveness, and state-trait anxiety was higher for the sport-non-participant hearing-impaired individuals.},author={Servet YILDIZ-- Cengiz TAŞKIN - Fatih ARMUTÇU},year={2018},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science}}