Adaptation of the Sporting Event Personality Scale to Turkish Culture

Orçun Ocakoğlu; Sema Alay Özgül; Ünal Karlı

doi:10.54141/psbd.1805636

Adaptation of the Sporting Event Personality Scale to Turkish Culture

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to adaptation of the “Sporting Event Personality Scale” (SEPS) developed by Lee and Cho (2012) in Turkish culture. In terms of practical implications, the research findings may assist sports managers and event organizers in evaluating the personality of their events and developing positioning strategies to create differentiation in competition. A total of 392 volunteer athletes over the age of 18, 149 of whom were female (38%) and 243 were male (62%), participated in the study using criterion sampling, a purposive sampling method. Descriptive statistics were used for demographic data and normality tests, and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed for construct validity during the scale adaptation process. composite reliability (CR), average variance extracted (AVE), maximum shared variance (MSV), and average shared variance (ASV) values were calculated for convergent and discriminant validity, and Cronbach's Alpha values were calculated for reliability. The scale's measurement consistency over time was also evaluated using the test-retest method. The findings showed that the SEPS adapted in this study retained the psychometric properties of the original scale developed by Lee and Cho (2012). The scale has adequate fit indices for the CFA, convergent and discriminant validity, and high internal consistency coefficients. Consequently, it was concluded that SEPS can be considered a valid and reliable tool for studies of the Turkish population to yield meaningful interpretations of the personalities of sports events organized in Türkiye.

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Ethical Statement

Written permission for the use of the scale was obtained from the authors of the SEPS and ethics committee permission was obtained for this study from “Marmara University Health Sciences Institute” within the scope of doctoral thesis (Protocol No: 21.06.2023/78).

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Activity Management

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Orçun Ocakoğlu ^*
0000-0002-0905-2785
Türkiye

Sema Alay Özgül
0000-0002-8329-0028
Türkiye

Ünal Karlı
0000-0002-4497-4443
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

March 7, 2026

Publication Date

March 7, 2026

Submission Date

October 17, 2025

Acceptance Date

January 13, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 17 Number: 1

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https://doi.org/10.54141/psbd.1805636

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Ocakoğlu, O., Alay Özgül, S., & Karlı, Ü. (2026). Adaptation of the Sporting Event Personality Scale to Turkish Culture. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences, 17(1), 23-43. https://doi.org/10.54141/psbd.1805636

AMA

1.Ocakoğlu O, Alay Özgül S, Karlı Ü. Adaptation of the Sporting Event Personality Scale to Turkish Culture. Pamukkale J Sport Sci. 2026;17(1):23-43. doi:10.54141/psbd.1805636

Chicago

Ocakoğlu, Orçun, Sema Alay Özgül, and Ünal Karlı. 2026. “Adaptation of the Sporting Event Personality Scale to Turkish Culture”. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences 17 (1): 23-43. https://doi.org/10.54141/psbd.1805636.

EndNote

Ocakoğlu O, Alay Özgül S, Karlı Ü (April 1, 2026) Adaptation of the Sporting Event Personality Scale to Turkish Culture. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences 17 1 23–43.

IEEE

[1]O. Ocakoğlu, S. Alay Özgül, and Ü. Karlı, “Adaptation of the Sporting Event Personality Scale to Turkish Culture”, Pamukkale J Sport Sci, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 23–43, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.54141/psbd.1805636.

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Ocakoğlu, Orçun - Alay Özgül, Sema - Karlı, Ünal. “Adaptation of the Sporting Event Personality Scale to Turkish Culture”. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences 17/1 (April 1, 2026): 23-43. https://doi.org/10.54141/psbd.1805636.

JAMA

1.Ocakoğlu O, Alay Özgül S, Karlı Ü. Adaptation of the Sporting Event Personality Scale to Turkish Culture. Pamukkale J Sport Sci. 2026;17:23–43.

MLA

Ocakoğlu, Orçun, et al. “Adaptation of the Sporting Event Personality Scale to Turkish Culture”. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences, vol. 17, no. 1, Apr. 2026, pp. 23-43, doi:10.54141/psbd.1805636.

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1.Orçun Ocakoğlu, Sema Alay Özgül, Ünal Karlı. Adaptation of the Sporting Event Personality Scale to Turkish Culture. Pamukkale J Sport Sci. 2026 Apr. 1;17(1):23-4. doi:10.54141/psbd.1805636