The Effect of Athlete Engagement on Social Identity ın Team Sports

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 73 - 79, 28.03.2025

Günseli Duman , Gamze Akyol , Batuhan Ordu , Sermin Ağralı Ermiş

https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1637226

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of athlete commitment on social identity in team sports. In this regard, 369 athletes engaged in team sports (basketball, football, volleyball) participated in the study. The Athlete Commitment Scale and the Social Identity in Sports Scale were used in the study. The skewness and kurtosis values of the obtained data indicated that the distribution was normal. In this context, independent samples t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis, and simple linear regression analysis were applied. It was found that there were no significant differences in social identity levels and athlete commitment between athletes based on gender. However, basketball and football players were found to have higher social identity and commitment levels compared to volleyball players. It was also observed that as age and years of sport experience increased, athletes' social identity and athlete commitment levels also increased. Additionally, athlete commitment was found to have a significant effect on athletes' social identity levels. In conclusion, the study demonstrates that athlete commitment has a significant impact on the formation of social identity and that as athletes' commitment to sports increases, their social identity strengthens.

Keywords

social identity,, athlete engagement, team sports

Takım Sporlarında Sporcu Bağlılığının Sosyal Kimlik Üzerine Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, takım sporlarında sporcu bağlılığının sosyal kimlik üzerindeki etkisini incelemektir. Bu doğrultuda, takım sporları (basketbol, futbol, voleybol) yapan 369 sporcu çalışmaya katılmıştır. Çalışmada Sporcu Bağlılığı Ölçeği ve Sporda Sosyal Kimlik Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin çarpıklık ve basıklık değerlerine göre normal dağılım gösterdiği saptanmıştır. Bu bağlamda, çalışmada bağımsız örneklem t testi, ANOVA, Pearson korelasyon analizi ve basit doğrusal regresyon analizi uygulanmıştır. Sporcuların cinsiyetlerine göre sosyal kimlik düzeyleri ve sporcu bağlılıkları farklılık göstermemiş, ancak basketbol ve futbol sporcularının, voleybol sporcularına kıyasla daha yüksek sosyal kimlik ve bağlılık düzeylerine sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Yaş ve spor yılı arttıkça, sporcuların sosyal kimlik ve sporcu bağlılıklarının da arttığı gözlemlenmiştir. Ayrıca sporcu bağlılığının sporcuların sosyal kimlik düzeyleri üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi olduğu bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, sporcu bağlılığının sosyal kimlik oluşumu üzerinde önemli bir etkisi olduğunu ve sporcuların spora olan bağlılıklarının arttıkça sosyal kimliklerinin güçlendiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

sosyal kimlik,, sporcu bağlılığı,, takım sporları,

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