Sports Character and Criminal Behaviors Among High School Athletes

Fatma Şeyda YILDIZ, Mehtap YILDIZ

Abstract


The aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between sports characters and criminal behaviors of high school students who play sports according to certain demographic variables. The sample of this survey model consists of 427 student-athletes determined through simple random sampling from high school students in Konya province during the 2019-2020 Academic Year. The "Demographic Information Form", the "Sport Character Scale (SCS)", the "Improper Behavior Scale (IBS)" were used in the study. Descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Tukey HSD test, and Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient were employed in the data analysis. The study results revealed a significant correlation between the sub-dimensions of the Improper Behavior Scale and variables such as grade level, gender, living with parents status, and school disciplinary status. In addition, a significant correlation was found between the sub-dimensions of the Sport Character Scale and grade level, gender, mother's occupation, parents living together status, doing team/individual sports, and school disciplinary status. A significant correlation was found between the sub-dimensions of the Sports Character Scale and the sub-dimensions of the Improper Behavior Scale. As a result of the regression analysis, it was determined that the sub-dimensions of honesty, antisocial, sportsmanship and justice had a significant effect on the sub-dimensions of the Improper Behavior Scale. It was determined that the independent variable of compassion did not have a significant effect on the sub-dimensions of the Improper Behavior Scale. It has been concluded that sports increase the level of honesty, compassion, sportsmanship and justice that constitute the character of sports and prevent irregular behavior in schools. Character education programs can be organized for the character development of athletes, and awareness training such as drama, theater, and short films can be organized for students to prevent criminal behavior in schools.

Keywords: Sports Character, Crime, Improper Behavior, Sports


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