The Investigation of Sportsmanship Behaviors of University Students

Authors

  • Huseyin Gumus Faculty of Sport Sciences, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
  • Sinan Saracli Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
  • Rifat Yagmur Faculty of Sport Sciences, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
  • Ozkan Isik School of Physical Education and Sports, Balıkesir University, Balıkesir, Turkey
  • Yasin Ersoz Faculty of Sport Sciences, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

Keywords:

Sport, Sportsmanship, Fair Play, University Students

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine the effective factors on sportsmanship behaviors of university students. With this purpose, students’ attitudes for rules, injurious acts, opponent game perspective and sportsmanship behaviors were examined, and the effects of these factors were modeled via structural equation modeling. To measure the effective factors on students sportsmanship behaviors, a likert scale type questionnaire, ranging from 1 ‘strongly disagree’ to 5 ‘strongly agree’ was applied on a face-to-face basis. The sportsmanship questionnaire about sportsmanship was composed of 45 questions. In the statistical analysis obtained data, SPSS and LISREL software were used. The results of the analyses indicate that while “game perspective” is the most effective factor on students’ sportsmanship behavior, the factors; “opponent”, “rules”, and “injurious acts” are also statistically significant.

Structural Model for Sportive Behavior

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Huseyin Gumus, Sinan Saracli, Rifat Yagmur, Ozkan Isik, & Yasin Ersoz. (2020). The Investigation of Sportsmanship Behaviors of University Students. Revista De Psicología Del Deporte (Journal of Sport Psychology), 29(1), 13–20. Retrieved from https://mail.rpd-online.com/index.php/rpd/article/view/33