Examination Of Sexual Violence, Emotional Status And Loneliness Level In Professional Athletes

Abstract

This study aims to examine the level of sexual violence, mood, and loneliness level in professional athletes. A total of 195 athletes, 85 men, and 110 women, from different sports branches (Athletics, Basketball, Volleyball, Football, Fitness, Tennis, Boxing), with an average age of 24.04 ± 4.96 and a mean age of 2.27 ± 0.993, participated in the research. “The Profile of Mood States (POMS)” scale was used to determine the emotional states of the athletes, and the “UCLA Loneliness Scale” was used to determine their loneliness level. To determine the level of sexual violence of the athletes, the questions prepared by the researcher by scanning the relevant literature were applied. Frequency analysis, t-test, and Kruskal Wallis test were used to evaluate the data. As a result, it has been determined that professional athletes participating in the research were exposed to sexually explicit words and that their teammate or another athlete has been exposed to sexual violence. It has been determined that the level of loneliness differs significantly according to the gender variable. It was found that the level of loneliness is high in male athletes. Depression-Dejection and Anger-Hostility levels were found to be high in female athletes. It is seen that the level of loneliness decreases as the age of sports increases. It was determined that there was a negative significant relationship between loneliness and vigor-activity mood. It is a remarkable finding that when the loneliness value increases in athletes, the "vigor-activity" mood value decreases.

Keywords

• Athlete
• Sexual Violence
• Loneliness
• Mood.

Profesyonel Sporcularda Cinsel Şiddet, Duygu Durumu ve Yalnızlık Düzeyinin İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışma, profesyonel sporcularda cinsel şiddet, duygu durum ve yalnızlık düzeylerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Farklı spor dallarından (Atletizm, Basketbol, ​​Voleybol, Futbol, ​​Fitness, Tenis, Boks) 85'i erkek, 110'u kadın olmak üzere toplam 195 sporcu, yaş ortalaması 24.04 ± 4.96, yaş ortalaması 2.27 ± 0.993, araştırmaya katıldı. Sporcuların duygu durumlarını belirlemek için “Ruh Hali Profili (POMS)” ölçeği ve yalnızlık düzeylerini belirlemek için “UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Sporcuların cinsel şiddet düzeylerini belirlemek için araştırmacı tarafından ilgili literatür taranarak hazırlanan sorular uygulanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde frekans analizi, t-testi ve Kruskal Wallis testi kullanıldı. Sonuç olarak, araştırmaya katılan profesyonel sporcuların cinsel içerikli sözlere maruz kaldıkları ve takım arkadaşlarının veya başka bir sporcunun cinsel şiddete maruz kaldığı tespit edilmiştir. Cinsiyet değişkenine göre yalnızlık düzeyinin anlamlı düzeyde farklılaştığı tespit edilmiştir. Erkek sporcularda yalnızlık düzeyinin yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Kadın sporcularda Depresyon-Depresyon ve Öfke-Düşmanlık düzeyleri yüksek bulunmuştur. Spor yaşı arttıkça yalnızlık düzeyinin azaldığı görülmektedir. Yalnızlık ile dinçlik-aktivite duygu durumu arasında negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu belirlendi. Sporcularda yalnızlık değeri arttıkça “şiddet-aktivite” duygudurum değerinin düştüğü dikkat çekici bir bulgudur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sporcu
• Cinsel Şiddet
• Yalnızlık
• Duygu Durumu.

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