Attitudes of Special Athletes Athletics Coaches towards Sportive Activities of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Öz

The aim of this research is to compare the attitudes of special athletes athletics coaches towards sports activities of individuals with intellectual disabilities in terms of various variables. A total of 155 coaches with Special Athletes Athletics Coaching certificates, 75 female and 80 male, participated in the research. The participants were reached using the snowball sampling method. "Attitude Scale Towards Sports Activities of Mental Disabled Individuals" was used as the data collection tool. Descriptive statistics were used in the analysis of data, and "Independent Sample t test" and "One Way ANOVA test" were used in comparisons between groups. The research data were collected online. As a result, no statistical difference was determined between the Positive and Negative Attitudes Towards Sports Activities scores and total scores of the participants according to their gender, having a special needs individual in the family, profession and education variables. However, it was determined that the Negative Attitude Towards Sports Activities and total scores of the single participants were statistically significantly higher than the married participants, while the Positive Attitude Towards Sports Activities scores were similar. It was seen that the Positive Attitude Towards Sports Activities and total scores of the participants who had an athlete without intellectual disabilities were statistically higher than the participants who had an athlete with intellectual disabilities, and the Negative Attitude Towards Sports Activities scores were similar. It is thought that increasing the diversity and number of volunteer activities for individuals with intellectual disabilities will be beneficial in increasing positive attitudes towards individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Special athletes
• Athletics
• Intellectual Disabled

Özel Sporcular Atletizm Antrenörlerinin Zihinsel Yetersizliği Olan Bireylerin Sportif Etkinliklerine Yönelik Tutumları

Öz

Bu araştırmanın amacı özel sporcular atletizm antrenörlerinin zihinsel yetersizliği olan bireylerin sportif etkinliklerine ilişkin tutumlarının çeşitli değişkenler açısından karşılaştırılmasıdır. Araştırmaya 75 kadın ve 80 erkek olmak üzere toplam 155 Özel Sporcular Atletizm Antrenörlük belgesine sahip antrenör katılmıştır. Araştırmada katılımcılara kartopu örneklem yöntemi ile ulaşılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak “Zihinsel Engelli Bireylerin Sportif Etkinliklerine Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Verilerin çözümlenmesinde betimleyici istatistikler ve gruplar arası karşılaştırmalarda “Bağımsız Örneklem t testi” ve “Tek Yönlü ANOVA testi” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri çevrimiçi olarak toplanmıştır. Sonuç olarak katılımcıların cinsiyet, ailede özel gereksinimli birey olma, meslek ve eğitim durumu değişkenine göre Sportif Etkinliklere Yönelik Olumlu ve Olumsuz Tutum puanları ve Toplam puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak farklılık saptanmamıştır. Ancak bekar katılımcıların Sportif Etkinliklere Yönelik Olumsuz Tutum ve toplam puanlarının evli katılımcılardan istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu belirlenirken Sportif Etkinliklere Yönelik Olumlu Tutum puanlarının ise benzer olduğu belirlenmiştir. Zihinsel engeli olmayan sporcusu bulunan katılımcıların Sportif Etkinliklere Yönelik Olumlu Tutum ve toplam puanları zihinsel engeli olan sporcusu bulunan katılımcılardan istatistiksel açıdan daha yüksek olduğu ve Sportif Etkinliklere Yönelik Olumsuz Tutum puanlarının ise benzer olduğu görülmüştür. Zihinsel yetersizliği olan bireylere yönelik gönüllü etkinliklerin çeşitliliğinin ve sayısının artırılmasının, zihinsel yetersizliği olan bireylere yönelik olumlu tutumun artırılmasında yararlı olacağı düşünülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Özel sporcular
• Atletizm
• Zihinsel Yetersizlik

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