Determining The Impostor Syndrome Levels Of Sports Club Managers

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the levels of impostor syndrome among sports club managers. Method: The survey method was used to collect the research data. A total of 204 male sports managers from amateur and professional football clubs participated in the study. A personal information form and the Impostor Profile Scale-31 (IPP31) were used to collect the research data. Results: According to the findings of the study, there were no significant differences in impostor syndrome levels among the groups based on education level (p=0.205), total working time in management (p=0.103), and their role in the club (p=0.170). However, the results of the ANOVA analysis based on the age variable indicated a significant difference (p=0.000). Conclusion: As a result, it was understood that younger managers (25 years old and under) experienced more impostor syndrome compared to managers aged 26 and older. Therefore, it can be said that younger managers exhibited more impostor syndrome symptoms due to the effect of the experience factor.

Keywords

• Impostor
• Syndrome
• Sports manager
• Leadership
• Career.

Spor Kulübü Yöneticilerinin İmpostor Sendromu Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi

Öz

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı spor kulübü yöneticilerinin impostor sendromu düzeylerinin belirlenmesidir Yöntem: Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında anket yönteminden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmaya amatör ve profesyonel düzeyde faaliyet gösteren futbol kulüplerinde yöneticilik yapan 204 erkek spor yöneticisi katılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin toplanması için oluşturulan kişisel bilgi formu ve Impostor Profil Ölçeği-31 (IPP31) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmanın bulgularına göre yöneticilerin eğitim durumu (p=0.205), yöneticilikte toplam çalışma süresi (p=0.103) ve kulüpteki görevine (p=0.170) impostor sendromu göre gruplar arasında anlamlı bir farklılık olmadığı görülmüştür. Ancak yaş değişkenine göre verdikleri cevaplar üzerinden yapılan Anova analizi sonuçlarında anlamlı bir farklılık olduğu görülmüştür (p=0.000). Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, genç yöneticilerin (25 yaş ve altı) yaşı 26 ve üstünde olan yöneticilere göre daha fazla impostor sendromu yaşadıkları anlaşılmaktadır. Bu nedenle genç yöneticilerin deneyim faktörünün etkisi ile daha fazla impostor sendromu belirtilerini göstermiş oldukları söylenebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• İmpostor
• sendrom
• spor yöneticisi
• liderlik
• kariyer.

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