Sporcu kimliği ve homofobi ilişkisinin sporcu üniversite öğrencisi adayları örnekleminde incelenmesi

Öz

Spor ortamında, farklı cinsel yönelimi olan bireylere yönelik olumsuz tutum ve davranışlar çeşitli araştırmalarla ortaya konmuştur. Bu araştırmada, beden eğitimi ve spor öğretmenliği ile antrenörlük eğitimi bölümlerine öğrenci alımı için yapılan özel yetenek sınavına başvuran sporcuların homofobi düzeyleri ve sporcu kimlikleri arasında bir ilişki olup olmadığının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmaya, 67 kadın 99 erkek olmak üzere toplam 166 sporcu katılmıştır. Katılımcıların yaş aralığı 18-27’dir (M= 19.58, SS= 1.82). Araştırmada veri toplamak amacı ile Öztürk ve Koca (2013) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan “Sporcu Kimliği Ölçeği (SKÖ)” ve Gelbal ve Duyan (2006) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan “Lezbiyen ve Geylere Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği-Kısa Formu (LGYT-K)” kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya katılan sporcuların sporcu kimlikleri ve lezbiyen ve geylere yönelik tutumları arasında bir ilişki olup olmadığının belirlenmesi amacı ile Pearson momentler çarpımı korelasyon katsayısı kullanılmıştır. Bulgular kadın sporcuların sporcu kimlikleri ile lezbiyenlere, geylere ve lezbiyen ve geylere yönelik toplam tutum puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olmadığını ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca bulgular, erkek sporcuların sporcu kimliği düzeyleri ile lezbiyenlere, geylere ve lezbiyen ve geylere yönelik toplam tutum puanları arasında anlamlı ve negatif yönde bir ilişki olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Bu bulgular doğrultusunda, kendilerini sporcu rolleri ile kimliklendirme düzeyi yüksek olan sporcuların lezbiyen ve geylere yönelik daha olumsuz bir tutuma sahip oldukları düşünülmektedir

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Eşcinsellik, gey, homofobi, lezbiyen, sporcu kimliği, tutum

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATHLETIC IDENTITY AND HOMOPHOBIA AMONG A SAMPLE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTATHLETE CANDIDATES

Abstract

The negative attitudes and behaviours towards people with different sexual orientation in the field of sport have been documented through several studies. The present study aimed to determine whether there is a correlation between levels of athletic identity and homophobia of the candidate athletes participating in a sport specific talent exam to be a student at the physical education teacher education and coaching education programs. A total of 166 athletes participated in the study, of whom 67 women and 99 men. Participants ranged in age from 18 to 27 (M= 19.58, SD=1.82). In order to collect data, the “Athletic Identity Scale” adapted into Turkish by Öztürk and Koca (2013) and the “Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men Scale” adapted into Turkish by Gelbal and Duyan (2006) have been employed. The Pearson product-moment correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship between athletes’ athletic identity and their attitudes toward lesbians and gay men. The results showed statistically no significant relationship between the women athlete’s athletic identity and their attitudes toward lesbians, gay men, and lesbians and gay men. In addition, there was a significant negative relationship between male athletes’ athletic identity and their attitudes toward lesbians, gay men, and lesbians and gay men. The athletes with increased level of athletic identity have been thought to have more negative attitudes towards lesbians and gay men

Keywords

• Athletic identity, attitude, gay, homophobia, homosexuality, lesbian

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