Examining Points of Attachment of Professional Footbal Team Spectators

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to examine points of attachment of professional football team spectators. The sample consisted of 2126 football team spectators aged between 18 and 71 (Xage=33.33, sd=±10.79). Points of Attachment Index, consisting of 21 items, developed by Trail, Robinson, Dick and Gillentine (2003) and adapted into Turkish by Gençer, Kiremitci, Aycan, Demiray and Unutmaz (2012) was used as measurement tool. Normality test was applied and internal consistency coefficents were calculated. Mann Whitney-U and Kruskal Wallis-H analysis were used to determine group differences in terms of demographical variables. The internal consistency coefficients of the subscales were varied between .60 and .82 and, overall scale was found .80. The findings from analysis show that there are significant differences (p<.05, p<.01, p<.001) between the groups in terms of demographical variables of the spectators. In conclusion, it was determined that spectators’ points of attachment may differ in terms of club, gender, age and level of education.

Keywords

• Motives
• Points of Attachment
• Professional Football
• Spectators

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Profesyonel Futbol Takımı Seyircilerinin Bağlılık Noktalarının İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, profesyonel futbol takımı seyircilerinin bağlılık noktalarının incelenmesidir. Araştırmanın örneklemini yaşları 18 ile 71 arasında değişen (YaşOrt=33.33, ss=±10.79), 2126 profesyonel futbol takımı seyircileri oluşturmaktadır. Trail, Robinson, Dick ve Gillentine (2003) tarafından geliştirilen, Gençer, Kiremitci, Aycan, Demiray ve Unutmaz (2012) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Bağlılık Noktaları İndeksi araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen verilere, normallik testi gerçekleştirilmiş ve iç tutarlılık katsayıları hesaplanmıştır. Demografik değişkenlere göre farklılıkları belirleyebilmek üzere Mann Whitney-U ve Kruskal Wallis-H analizleri uygulanmıştır. Ölçeğin bütünü için iç tutarlık katsayısının .80 olarak hesaplandığı, alt boyutlarına ilişkin iç tutarlılık katsayılarının ise .60 ile .82 arasında değişkenlik gösterdiği belirlenmiştir. Seyircilerin kişisel bilgi formunda yer alan değişkenlere göre uygulanan karşılaştırma analizlerinde, istatistiksel olarak anlamlı (p<.05, p<.01, p<.001) farklar tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak seyircilerin bağlılık noktalarının, kulüp, cinsiyet, yaş ve eğitim durumlarına göre farklılaştığı belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

• Güdüler
• Bağlılık Noktaları
• Profesyonel futbol
• Seyirciler

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