An Investigation of the Sports Awareness Levels of Individuals Participating in International Sports Events in Terms of Various Variables: The Case of the Marmara Region

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine whether the level of sports awareness among individuals participating in international sports events in the Marmara Region varies according to demographic variables. The population of the study consists of individuals participating in sports events in the Marmara Region, while the sample consists of a total of 441 participants selected from the provinces of Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Yalova, Bursa, and Edirne. The "Sports Awareness Scale", a tool developed by Uyar and Sunay (2020), was utilised as the primary data collection instrument. The research design employed a descriptive survey model. Following the acquisition of ethical committee approval, the administration of the questionnaires was conducted by the researcher(s) in person within the designated activity areas, in accordance with the stipulations of the research permit. All data were initially coded on paper, subsequently transferred to the SPSS Statistical 25.0 program, and then subjected to data editing. The analysis of the data was conducted using a range of statistical methods, including independent samples T-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and post-hoc analyses for differences. All analyses were evaluated at a significance level of p<.05. Consequently, it was determined that the general sports awareness scores of the participants in the study were high in terms of the Sports Awareness Scale.

Keywords

• Sports awareness
• Event
• Recreation
• International Sports Events

Uluslararası Spor Etkinliklerine Katılan Bireylerin Spor Farkındalık Düzeylerinin Çeşitli Değişkenler Açısından İncelenmesi: Marmara Bölgesi Örneği

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Marmara Bölgesi’nde uluslararası spor etkinliklerine katılan bireylerin spor farkındalık düzeylerinin demografik değişkenlere göre farklılık gösterip göstermediğinin incelemesidir. Araştırmanın evrenini Marmara Bölgesi’nde spor etkinliklere katılan bireyler oluştururken, örneklem İstanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, Yalova, Bursa ve Edirne illerinden seçilen toplam 441 katılımcı oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak Uyar ve Sunay (2020) tarafından geliştirilen “Spor Farkındalığı Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma betimsel tarama modeli ile desenlenmiştir. Anketler, etik kurul izni alınması sonrası araştırmacı/araştırmacılar tarafından araştırma izni kapsamında etkinlik bölgelerine gidilerek yüz yüze uygulatılmıştır. Tüm veriler kağıt üzerinde kodlanarak SPSS Statistical 25.0 programına aktarılmış ve veri düzenlemesi yapılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde Bağımsız Örneklemler için T-Testi, Tek Yönlü Varyans Analizi (ANOVA) ve farklılıklara ilişkin Post-Hoc analizleri kullanılmıştır. Tüm analizlerde anlamlılık p<.05 düzeyinde değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, araştırmaya katılan katılımcıların Spor Farkındalık Ölçeği açısından genel spor farkındalık puanlarının yüksek düzeyde olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Spor farkındalığı
• Etkinlik
• Rekreasyon
• Uluslararası Spor Etkinlikleri

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