INVESTIGATION OF SUPERSTITIOUS BEHAVIOR OF AMATEUR FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Abstract

This study has been prepared to examine the superstitious behaviors of amateur footballers. The study sample consists of 389 (45 female, 335 male) sportsmen playing amateur football in the Gaziantep province in 2018.  Statistical analyzes were performed on data obtained in the study by using the SPSS 22.0 package program. Statistical methods such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation were used for evaluating data as well as t-test for two independent groups and ANOVA and LSD multiple comparison tests for comparison of two independent groups.

As a result of the study, it was found that there is a significant difference between amateur football player’s gender variable and lucky objects, behaviors before game, behaviors during game, team behaviors sub dimensions and total superstitious belief scale; between age variable and dressing style/appearance, lucky objects, behaviors during game, team behaviors, prayer and total superstition scale score and between in year variable and lucky objects sub-dimension.

Keywords

• Amateur,Footballer,Belief,Behavior

AMATÖR FUTBOLCULARIN BATIL İNANÇ DAVRANIŞLARININ İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışma amatör futbolcuların batıl inanç davranışlarını incelemek amacı ile hazırlanmıştır. Araştırma örneklemini 2018 yılında Gaziantep ilinde amatör futbol oynayan toplam 389 (45 kadın, 335 erkek) sporcu oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada elde edilen verilerin SPSS 22.0 paket programından yararlanılarak istatistiksel analizleri yapılmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde istatistik yöntem olarak; frekans, yüzde, ortalama, standart sapma, iki bağımsız gruplar için t-testi ve ikiden fazla bağımsız grubun karşılaştırılmasında ANOVA ve LSD çoklu karşılaştırma testleri kullanılmıştır.

Araştırma sonucunda; amatör futbolcuların cinsiyet değişkeni ile uğurlu sayılan nesneler, oyun karşılaşma öncesi, oyun sırası, takım davranımları alt boyutları ve toplam batıl inanç puanıyla anlamlı fark olduğu (p<0,05), yaş değişkeni ile giyim/görünüş, uğurlu sayılan nesneler, oyun karşılaşma sırasında, oyun sırasında, takım sırası, takım davranımları, dua etme ve toplam batıl puanıyla ve yıl değişkeni ile uğurlu sayılan nesneler alt boyutunda anlamlı fark olduğu görülmektedir (p<0,05).

Keywords

• Amatör,Futbolcu,İnanç,Davranış

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