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INVESTIGATION OF SUPERSTITIOUS BEHAVIOR OF AMATEUR FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Year 2020, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 35 - 45, 20.04.2020
https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.569086

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.

References

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  • 21. Kose A, Ayten A. A Psycho-Sociological Analysis of Superstitious Beliefs and Rituals,Journal of Religious Studies Academic Research, 2009;9(2): 45-70.
  • 22. Safaei S, Khodabakhshi A. A study of sociological factors of superstitions. Universal Journal of Education and General Studies, 2012;1(8): 242-252.
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  • 24. Wiseman R, Watt C. Measuring superstitious belief: Why lucky charms matter. Personality and Individual Differences, 2004;37: 1533-1541.
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  • 31. Conklin ES. Superstitious belief and practice among college students, The American Journal of Psychology, 1919;30(1): 83-102.
  • 32. Ozgüven N. Relationship Superstition Beliefs And Life Satisfaction: Uludag Journal of Economy and Society, 2012; 31(2): 59-73.
  • 33. Bleak JL, Frederick CM. Superstitious behavior in sport: Levels of effectiveness and determinants of use in the three collegiate sports. Journal of Sport Behavior,1998; 21: 1-15.

AMATÖR FUTBOLCULARIN BATIL İNANÇ DAVRANIŞLARININ İNCELENMESİ

Year 2020, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 35 - 45, 20.04.2020
https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.569086

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).

References

  • 1. Bandura A. Self Efficacy: The exercise of Control, New York, Freeman;1997.
  • 2. Ayhan I, Yarar F. Psychology of Superstitions, Pivolka, 2005;4(17): 15-19.
  • 3. Turkish Language Institution Turkish Dictionary. Ankara, Turkish Language Association Publications; 2002.
  • 4. Isık U, Agbuga B, Elci G. Examining the Relationship between Superstitious Behavior in Sport and Trait Anxiety Levels among College Students Engaged in Active Sports, Sports View: Journal of Sports and Educational Sciences, 2015; 2(1): 31-39.
  • 5. Hutehison JA, Martin JA. Ways of FaiJh (An Introduction to Religion), The Ronald Pess Company, New York; 1953.
  • 6. Schmidt W. The Origin and Growth of Religion, Trans: Rose, Rl, Methuen &Co.Ltd., London, Second Edition, London; 1935.
  • 7. Rudski J. The Illusion Of Control, Superstitious Belief, And Optimism. Current Psychology: Developmental, Learning, Personality, Socia, 2004; 22(4): 306-315.
  • 8. Womack M. Why athletes need ritual: A study of magic among professional athletes. In: Shirl Hoffman. Ed. Sport and Religion, Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 1992.
  • 9. Burger JM, Lynn AL. Superstitious Behavior Among American And Japanese Baseball Players, Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 2005; 27: 71-76.
  • 10. Maller JB, Lunden GE. Sources of superstitious beliefs. Journal of Education Research, 1993; 26: 321-43.
  • 11. Gmelch G. Magic in Professional Baseball, Dans G. P. Stone (Ed.), Games, Sport And Power, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1972; 128-137.
  • 12. Van Raalte JL, Brewer BW, Nemeroff CJ, Linder DE. Chance Orientation and Superstitious Behavior On The Putting Green. Journalof Sport Behavior, 1991;4: 41-50.
  • 13. Todd M, Brown C. Characteristics Associated With Superstitious Behavior In Track And Field Athletes: Are There NCAA Divisional Level Differences, Journal of Sport Behavior, 2003;26: 168-187.
  • 14. Buhrmann H, Brown B, Zaugg M. Superstitious Beliefs And Behavior: A. Comparison of Male And Female Basketball Players. Journal of Sport Behavior 1982; 5:175-185.
  • 15. Barut AI. Relation of superstitious behavior in sport and self-efficacy, Master Thesis, Mersin University Institute of Health Sciences, Physical Education and Sports, Mersin, 2008.
  • 16. Buhrmann HG, Zaugg MK. Superstitious among basketball players: An investigation of various forms of superstitious beliefs and behavior among competitive Basketballers at the junior high to university level. Journal of Sport Behavior, 1981; 4: 163-174.
  • 17. Bicer AM. The Pre-competition Relaxation Methods, Superstitions and Traditional Religious Beliefs, , Gazi University Institute of Educational Sciences Department of Physical Education and Sports, Ankara; 2009.
  • 18. Vyse SA. Believing In Magic: The Psychology Of Superstition, New York, Oxford University Press; 1997.
  • 19. Wagner ME. Superstitions and Their Social and Psychological Correlatives, Among College Students, Journal of Educational Sociology, 2009; 2(1): 26-36.
  • 20. Preece PFW, Baxter JH. Scepticismand gullibility: the super stitiousand pseudo-scientific beliefs of secondary school students, 2000; 22(11): 1147-1156.
  • 21. Kose A, Ayten A. A Psycho-Sociological Analysis of Superstitious Beliefs and Rituals,Journal of Religious Studies Academic Research, 2009;9(2): 45-70.
  • 22. Safaei S, Khodabakhshi A. A study of sociological factors of superstitions. Universal Journal of Education and General Studies, 2012;1(8): 242-252.
  • 23. Sjorup L, Christensen HR. Pieties Gender. Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill; 2002.
  • 24. Wiseman R, Watt C. Measuring superstitious belief: Why lucky charms matter. Personality and Individual Differences, 2004;37: 1533-1541.
  • 25. Wolfradt U. Dissociative Experiences, Trait Anxiety And Paranormal Beliefs. Personality and Individual Difference, 1997; 34: 15-19.
  • 26. Znebb BJ, Moore MC. Super stitiousness and perceived anxiety control as predictors of psychological distress. Anxiety Disorders, 2013; 1(7): 115-130.
  • 27. Shermer M. Why People Believe Weird Things. New York: Henry Holt and Company; 2002.
  • 28. Sica C, Novara C, Sanavio E. Culture and Psycopathology: Superstition And Obsessive-Compulsive Cognitions And Symptoms In A Non-Clinical Italian Sample, Personality and Individual Differences, 2002;32: 1001-1012.
  • 29. Karaca F. An Essay on the Hatering Beliefs and Behaviors Scale, Journal of İlehiyat Researces, 2001;25: 145-168.
  • 30. Kıray MB, Eregli A. Beach Town Before Heavy Industry, 3rd edition, Istanbul Baglam Publications; 2000.
  • 31. Conklin ES. Superstitious belief and practice among college students, The American Journal of Psychology, 1919;30(1): 83-102.
  • 32. Ozgüven N. Relationship Superstition Beliefs And Life Satisfaction: Uludag Journal of Economy and Society, 2012; 31(2): 59-73.
  • 33. Bleak JL, Frederick CM. Superstitious behavior in sport: Levels of effectiveness and determinants of use in the three collegiate sports. Journal of Sport Behavior,1998; 21: 1-15.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Psiko Sosyal Alanlar
Authors

Hüseyin Öztürk 0000-0002-4968-586X

Publication Date April 20, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020 Volume: 11 Issue: 1

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APA Öztürk, H. (2020). AMATÖR FUTBOLCULARIN BATIL İNANÇ DAVRANIŞLARININ İNCELENMESİ. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, 11(1), 35-45. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.569086