Research Article

Sportspersonship Orientation of Female Soccer Players

Volume: 22 Number: 1-4 October 30, 2017
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Sportspersonship Orientation of Female Soccer Players

Abstract

In recent years, there has been an increase in aggressive behaviors in female soccer.  Aggressive behaviors in female soccer put an emphasis on the question of what the levels of the sportspersonship orientation of female soccer players are. In this regard, it is the aim of the study to investigate the sportspersonship orientation of female soccer players. 231 female soccer players from five different leagues in Turkey participated in the study in the season of 2009-2010. The Multidimensional Sportspersonship Orientations Scale: MSOS, developed by Vallerand et al (1997) and translated into Turkish by Sezen-Balçıkanlı (2009) was employed to gather the data. On the basis of research findings, female soccer players stated that the subdimensions “respect for social convention” and “respect for rules and officials” corresponded to them “a lot”, while the subdimension “respect for one’s full commitment” corresponded to them “exactly”. As for the last subdimension “respect for opponents”, female soccer players mentioned that this subdimension corresponded to them “partly”. Hence, the lowest average was for informal fair play “respect for opponents” and “respect for social convention” whereas the higher one was for the formal fair play “respect for rules and officials”. Thus, one can argue that sportspersonship orientation in female soccer was based more on formal fair-play governed with the rules, and that behaviors can vary through the referee authority depending on lose or win. However, the sportspersonlike behaviors observed in female soccer during and after the game seem to advocate this finding.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Gülfem Sezen Balçıkanlı *
GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
Türkiye

İbrahim Yıldıran
GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SPOR BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
Türkiye

Publication Date

October 30, 2017

Submission Date

April 2, 2017

Acceptance Date

May 3, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 22 Number: 1-4

APA
Sezen Balçıkanlı, G., Gülşen, K., & Yıldıran, İ. (2017). Sportspersonship Orientation of Female Soccer Players. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, 22(1-4), 1-9. https://izlik.org/JA35WD52LY

Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences is a scientific and peer-reviewed journal published quarterly.